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 ‘Stereotypes’
The Lost City of Tyrona
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bugs, Colombia, Hiking, Pools, Ruins, Soldiers, Stereotypes, Words on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Liar’s Den
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Busses, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Puno, Stereotypes on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe you don’t think a liars den is quite as bad as a lion’s den. But I will convince you. Lions dens are not found in South America, as far as I know. They are fairly avoidable. I can’t think of any reason you would need to enter a lion’s den, unless the lion had [...]
Two Thumbs Up?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bolivia, Busses, Ecuador, Family, Movies, Peru, Stereotypes on March 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
So we tried to go to a movie last night. The cinema was closed. Like closed down forever. So, no movie. Last night on the bus we didn’t get a movie either. Or the night before. What a shame. Considering the quality of the movies we’ve gotten to see so far though, it might have been the [...]
