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Will the real Bogotá please stand up

posted about 1 year ago by colgringo | 0 comments
The syndicated show "What's My Line" ran on TVs in the USA in the 1950's and 60's. I remember the line at the end of, "Will the real ????, please stand up."

When I read travel stories or see some reports about Bogotá, Colombia. I wonder if you ca...

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The Two Sides of Bogota and U.S. Aid

posted about 1 year ago by colgringo | 2 comments
What exactly is it - Good or Bad? Below are listed two videos about Bogota, Colombia.

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Bogota Mass Transportation - Two sides

posted about 1 year ago, updated 7 minutes later by colgringo | 2 comments
Recently the New York Times did a short video about the Transmilenio in Bogota. view link The Transmilenio is the mass transit system that is ...

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U.S. Taxpayers Should Know About This Election

posted about 1 year ago by colgringo | 0 comments
The choice of next president of Colombia is important to U.S. taxpayers. Most Americans write the upcoming election off as just another third world South American country. But in reality what happens affects your money and the drugs in the USA. Co...

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Many asking for Miracles

posted over 3 years ago, updated about 6 hours later by colgringo | 0 comments
Saturday I taught English to students in Bogotá. Sunday found me back in Bogotá again and like several previous weeks before, again at the Viente de Julio church. I still do not know why my wife wants to go every Sunday to that church in the south...

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Only Visit Hell

posted over 4 years ago, updated 4 minutes later by colgringo | 3 comments
I once heard a joke about a man given the choice between heaven and hell. He asked to visit each first. In heaven the people were sitting reading and doing crafts. In hell there was a very nice party with beautiful women. He chose hell. But when h...

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Flight to Bogota - 20 hours

posted over 4 years ago by colgringo | 1 comment
Some people have asked about flying into Bogota. So I thought a post about one of my flights last year might be appropriate.

Bogota May 2006

They advertise it, but do they really mean it? Two hours ahead of boarding time has been recommended b...

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