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A Terrifying Encounter with Colombian Police and Vigilantes

EXPAT TERROR Colombian vigilantes: the good, the bad, and the dangerous Ecoparque Río Pance in Cali, Colombia. — Photo by Author. Lying on the hot asphalt, helpless and terrified, with a pistol pointed squarely at my head, I desperately searched my husband’s face, seeking comfort in his expression. I needed some indication that he believed everything would beContinueContinue reading “A Terrifying Encounter with Colombian Police and Vigilantes”

Terremoto Terror: Earthquake in Cali, Colombia

TRAVEL EMERGENCY PREPBlizzards I can handle, but when the Earth started shaking, I frozeCali, Colombia, and the Andes Mountains, located along the Pacific Ring of Fire — Photo by Author.As I step out of the kitchen, looking down at my phone, I’m struck by the notion something isn’t right.First, I discern an odd rattling sound I can’t quite attributeContinueContinue reading “Terremoto Terror: Earthquake in Cali, Colombia”

Colombia is Wild: Iguana Edition

TRAVEL MEMOIRSMy toxic trait is that I can’t not pet the animalIguana — Photo by Author.Growing up in Pennsylvania, my iguana experience has been relatively limited.So, when my husband told me about how Iguanas roamed his undergraduate alma mater’s campus in Cali, Colombia, and hung out in trees, I was understandably intrigued by the concept of strolling across campusContinueContinue reading “Colombia is Wild: Iguana Edition”