Isla Fuerte, Colombia
On Christmas day, we woke up early, packed the car and drove 9 hours to the coast of Colombia. Colombia is the only country in South America that has a coast line on both the Pacific ocean and the Caribbean …
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Christmas Eve Night in Medellin
That night we spent Christmas with Ana’s other side of the family. It was a very relaxed atmosphere while Ana’s grandmother handed out gifts. Ana’s family got me some 12 year old rum made in MedellÃn and one of Ana’s …
Christmas Eve Morning in Colombia
Colombia is a Catholic country, and as every Catholic country I’ve been to, they celebrate Christmas on the 24th. Also, the gifts are delivered by baby Jesus, not Santa Claus. Hungarian Christmas is similar that way, but in Medellin, Colombia, …
MedellÃn Colombia
Ana took me to downtown MedellÃn via the metro. It’s a lot different than from where she lives up in the hills of Envigado. Since it was right before Christmas, the crowds were terrible. She and her sister went around …
Colombia – Ana’s House
We arrived in MedellÃn a little after 3PM. My friend who lives in Northern Virginia gave us a ride to the Baltimore airport at 2 in the morning, even though he had to work the next day, so we bought …