The mountains of Santa Marta, now draped in jungle and dotted with waterfalls and tourist refugios, were once the home to the Tyrona, an indigenous people whose descendents, the Kogi, now inhabit the area. According to our guide, Maroon, the Tyrona immigrated (or migrated, I suppose state lines weren’t what they are today) down from [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Soldiers’
The Lost City of Tyrona
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bugs, Colombia, Hiking, Pools, Ruins, Soldiers, Stereotypes, Words on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My Body is a Battleground
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Book, Bugs, Cocaine, Colombia, Drugs, Guns, Markets, Salud, Soldiers on April 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
If my body was Colombia and my central nervous system the central government, my immune system would be the army. The FARC must be the malaria or dengue or whatever is rumored to be out there trying to infect me and wreak havoc. My legs are the guerilla controlled territory. Attacked by mosquito, sand flea, tick (garrapatas, new word!) and these tiny fly [...]
Soldiers, Soldiers, Everywhere (Poem by me, GET READY!)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Busses, Colombia, Guns, Poems, Soldiers on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Soldiers, Soldiers, on the street, Soldiers we don’t want to meet. Soldiers, Soldiers, with big guns, Soldiering is not much fun. Soldiers in the rain and mist, Soldiers might have a shopping list. Soldier one and soldier two, Soldiers want a passport from you. Soldiers, soldiers, in the forest, Soldiers in a tent to rest. [...]
