Hummingbird taking a shower at the River!

Who am I....??????

I will love to find out , who is him?........I took the picture at the Botanical Garden in Colombia.

Bienvenido a Colombia

Bienvenido a Colombia, un país tropical de increíble diversidad y encanto. Su variada geografía, su historia llena de misterios y aventuras, sus gentes y culturas han fascinado al mundo durante siglos. Official web site from Colombia. Worth to check! http://www.colombia.travel/es/index.php

Nothing better than a beautiful girl jogging on the beach.

La guerra es una masacre, entre gente que no se conocen, organizada por gente que si se conocen, "pero que no se masacran". Voltaire.

BELLA CARTAGENA

I have a suggestion of what not to do: Don't go to the beaches. They are not remarkable by Caribbean standards and are full of incredibly persistent peddlers, who will offer from beaded braids to tropical fruits to coconut water to three vallenato songs performed on the spot to a potentially dangerous but tantalizingly tasty oysters and shrimp cocktail. And they don't take no for an answer, so don't expect that the equivalent of "put me in your do-not-call list" that works so well at home will make a difference here. Stay in the pool, enjoy the marvelous architecture and local cuisine, dance the night away, visit the amazing San Felipe fort and the gorgeous Islas del Rosario. But stay away from the beaches, you won't be missing much.

- Anonymous

OH GOD!! THIS IS COLOMBIA

So delicious and simple, I had a basic avocado salad,with a remarkable saute fish, and sweet candy plantains with steam rice. Great lunch in the afternoon at EL SANTISIMO. Price is affordable. Cartagena, Colombia.

NO FEAR

More and more Colombians are returning to their homeland, some just to visit and others with good hopes of investing or retiring ......This days the future it is more clear and we all realize how violence brings more violence , and how time pass by when we just waste such a beautiful chance to enjoy this piece of heaven . Lets the bullets to stay in the factories of pain, and come to enjoy the silence of the mother earth, as I did in this trip.

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PLAZA DE BOLIVAR-BOGOTA COLOMBIA

My town is quite cold and exotic at the same time, sometimes you are in areas total related with Europe ,and at the next block you are in the Third World, and in the next block you have the most amazing architecture from the New Age, well..........What also can you expect when this city has 500 years on her back.

RESTAURANT ON THE ROAD

Well.we have so much to offer than is impossible to explain how extensive is the cuisine in Colombia, as always this depends from wish area you are talking about.

ON THE PICTURE YOU SEE HOW THEY PREPARE MY SCRAMBLE EGGS WITH TOMATOES AND GREEN ONIONS ON THE WOOD FIRE…….WHAT A FLAVOR AND PURITY

DELICIOUS.............

This is one of the classics lunch for Colombians, a delicious soup made with short ribs consome, plantain, yuca, potatoes and more depending of the budget, plus a second plate with steam chicken with marinara sauce or salsa Creole, white rice, avocados and plantain with tomato salad. Price could be between 3.oo to 4.oo dollars and that is expensive....Can you believe that! THE RESTAURANT :EL PARADOR DE EL VALLE . PHONE: 2-48-80-03 . BOGOTA ,COLOMBIA.(by the way I am a Chef) service is good and the menu very interesting.

VILLA DE LEYVA " MAIN TOWN SQUARE "

The beautifully town of Villa De Leyva was founded in 1572, by the new Europeans from Spain, in less than a century three thirds of the indigenous people disappear and the deforestation was massive, at the point that European compare this land with some dessert's areas of Spain, like the city of castilla . Today the city offer the chance to experience the past and future, most of the town is in good shape and no renovation are allowed, most of the habitants are a mixture of Europeans and native Colombians. But don't let the locals (with money) to know that, or they will be embarrassed .

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL -COLOMBIA-

THIS IS ONE OF THE BUILDINGS AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA. THE PICTURE OF THE “CHE GUEVARA” ALWAYS REPRESENT REBELION, FREEDON, FARE SOCIETY AND A BETTER LIFE FOR THE NEW GENERATIONS AT ANY PUBLIC UNIVERSITY……………IN MY VISIT TO THIS GREAT UNIVERSITY,………….I FEEL THE SAME VIBRATIONS FROM OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS FROM CUBA OR COUNTRYS FROM THE IRON WALL………..STUDENTS AND PUBLIC ALL TEND TO HAVE THAT COLD AND DARK AURA AROUND AND THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE IS ON THE AIR. DON’T FORGET THIS PLACES PRODUCES ONE OF THE BEST PROFESIONALS IN THE COUNTRY………..AND WHEN THEY GET THE FIRST TASTE OF THE GOOD LIFE………………THOSE PRINCIPLES OF FARE SOCIETY ARE GONE.

GOOD PASTURES AND WEAHTER EQUAL… GREAT LACTEOS AND MEAT

THE CITY OF UBATE...IS THE CAPITOL OF THE LACTEOS IN COLOMBIA…..PLENTY MEAT AND MILK IS PRODUCE FOR BOGOTA. VERY STRANGE, I DID NOT SEE OR TASTE IN MY YEARS A GOOD STEAK……………MAYBE I DO NOT HAVE THE RIGTH CONECTIONS.

FRANSISCAN CHURCH "VILLA DE LEYVA"

500 YEARS AGO, EUROPEAN BROUGH THEIR NEW LIFE STYLE TO THE TROPICS AND WITH THAT A VERY EFFICIENT WAY TO CREATE NEW CITIZENS OF THE SPAIN CROWN……RELIGION…….WE THE INDIANS BEGAN TO UNDERSTAND, THAT IF WE WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THIS NEW LIFE STYLE WE BETTER SHOULD LEARN THEIR GOD FIRST, AND SEE HOW MUCH MERCY THIS NEW GOD HAD TO OFERT……..NOT ONLY THAT…….WE ALSO LEARNED NEW POLITICS, FOOD HABITS, LANGUAGE, AND HOW IMPORTANT EDUCATION AND TRADE WERE. BUT AT THE END OF THE ROAD , WE FOUND THIS LIFE STYLE TO BE THE SHORT WAY TO BECOME TAX PAYERS AND GET LAST NAMES AND NAMES IN ORDER TO ORDENAISE OUR COMUNITIES AND UNDERSTAND THE NEW ROLE AS MEMBERS OF THIS NEW EUROPEAN AND INDIGENOUS PAINFUL LIFE. 500 YEARS LATER WE STILL FOLLOW ALMOST THE SAME PRINCIPLES TO SILENCE THE NEW IDEAS, AND GET RICHER AND RICHER. BUT WE ALSO DENIED OUR OWN BLOOD AND LOOK FOR OTHER CULTURES TO IMITATE……….! WE REALLY LEARNED THE LESSON!……………… WE STILL LOOKING FOR A NEW SOCIETY TO COPY……AND PERHAPS MY KIDS WILL BE BETTER CITIZENS OF WHEREVER ………… JAPAN, CUBA, USA, FRENCH, ARABS…………WHO CARES WE JUST LOVE TO IMITATE!

OLD TOWN OF VILLA DE LEYVA

FOUNDED 450 YEARS AGO , RICH ARCHITECTURE FROM THE ROADS TO THE CHURCHES TOWERS, UNIQUE PLACE TO RELAX AND DO ASTRONOMY . NIGHTS ARE CLEAR AND DRY.

DOWNTOWN BOGOTA

seven million persons share this town.

BOGOTA COLOMBIA

PLACES OF INTEREST ARE: MONSERRATE THE SANTUARY ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN NICE PLACE TO VIEW THE CITY. MUSEUMS LIKE THE NATIONAL ,EL COLONIAL,ARTE MODERNO,ARTE RELIGIOSO,DE EL ORO, QUINTA DE BOLIVAR,ARQUEOLOGICO,20 DE JULIO, DE LA NUMIMASTICA, DE LOS NINOS, ETC, RESTAURANTS ARE THE BEST ATTRACTIONS AND LA CANDELARIA AREA. LA CALERA GOOD AREA TO DANCE ANYTHING ,AND OBSERVE THE CITY AT NIGHT AND THE PRETTY GIRLS ALSO.

GOOD PLACE TO PRAY

This church its also next to the president palace, and the interior decoration is beautiful, most in red and gold with white walls , I try to photograph but one of the securities told me not.

BOGOTA

DESDE LA CIRCUNVALAR.

THE LIBRARY . CITY OF CHIQUINQUIRA

BELIEVE OR NOT, THIS IS A LIBRARY.........ANY KID WILL LOVE TO BE THERE.. CHIQUINQUIRA CITY..TRANSLATES THE CITY OF THE PRIESTS ,AND TODAY IS THE RELIGIOUS CAPITAL OF COLOMBIA.

VILLA DE LEYVA

ON MY WAY TO THE DOWNTOWN ........the Silence is superb and the smell of the air unique! How can I explain.........it is between the aroma of old museum and fresh air and flowers..........

PLAZA DE BOLIVAR

PLAZA DE BOLIVAR, THIS THE HEART OF COLOMBIAN POLITICS and catholic church.

MIDDLE EAST ? .......ARE YOU CRAZY ?

YES..........THIS IS UNREAL.........., BUT THIS IS COLOMBIA..........BACK THERE YOU SEE A PARK CALL"PARQUE DUQUE". MR DUQUE SPEND ALL HIS MONEY BUILDING THIS FANTASTIC PLACE, WITH A SUBWAY,MONUMENTS,GIANT MAPS ON THE GROUND AND MORE........I NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO GET IN ........BUT SOME DAY I WILL BE THERE.

DRUGS AND REBELS

THIS IS THE PRICE OF TOO MANY COLOMBIANS ,WHO NOT ONLY GAVE THEIR LIVES AND THEIR OWN LEGS, FOR A CAUSE WE ONLY KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS !

PRESIDENTIAL PALACE ANTONIO NARINO

PALACIO DE NARINO , THE PRESIDENTIAL MAIN OFFICE AND OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE COLOMBIA PRESIDENT.

BOGOTA

BANDERAS ^ CIUDAD KENNEDY^

Monument to one of the most outstanding projects of living space in Bogota. This is the reflection of the best ideas from Bogota in the 1960. Today more than 2 million people live just in this area.

ENVIRONMENTAL ROAD" LA CONEJERA"

Government and the citizens project. Reconstructing the lost forest around Bogota.

COFFEE SHOP

COFFEE SHOPS FROM THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF COFFEE FARMERS.

7 AVENUE AND THE CAPITOL CHURCH

Behind the bus, right there on that white house, couple hundred years ago begin the new chapter of the Colombian independence

NO PRESERVATIVES

Native Colombian restaurant on the road, regional cuisine prepare on wood fire. I had that morning Hot Chocolate, corn cakes, scramble eggs with scallions and tomatoes, and also a short rib consome with potatoes .yes....... I have a good appetite

PARQUE LOS PERIODISTAS

THE JOURNALIST PARK AND THE TRANSMILENIO ROAD . by the way in the last 15 years more than 150 journalist had been killed by one reason or another; this is one of the must humble professions in Colombia, you pay with your life when you find the true ,on the other side to be part of the official SECURITY FORCES ALSO HAS HIS PRICE..........life , with a huge difference they have at least a pistol to defend themselves.

Defending public education

ON MY WAY TO VILLA DE LEYVA

WE ALL SMOKE AND IGNORE REALITY

IN SOME AREAS OF BOGOTA THE AIR WAS HEAVY AND ACID, BECAUSE THE WEATHER AND THE QUALITY OF GAS./ SOMETIMES AIR IS CONTAMINATED DEPENDING ON THE TRAFFIC, THIS IS NOT GOOD AND BOGOTA NEEDS TO WORK ON THAT ZOOM

BOGOTANO

Who knows how many dogs gave him company in his long journey.

PANORAMIC OF RAQUIRA DESERT

NOOO......... THIS IS NOT A MOVIE SET.....

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST STRANGE PROJECTS FROM A GUY CALL MR. DUQUE. HE BUILD WITH HIS OWN MONEY A PARK "PARQUE DUQUE" OUTSIDE OF BOGOTA, AND THIS PLACE IS UNREAL.......YOU SHOULD SEE HOW EXTRAVAGANT IT IS!!!! PARQUE DUQUE...

THE FABULOUS MOON

I love astronomy and this is one of my best pictures for now , I will get better some day .

VIA ZIPAQUIRA

SABANA DE BOGOTA..VIA ZIPAQUIRA........LOOK LIKE A GOOD PLACE TO CATCH TROUT......IT IS VERY EARLY.QUE FRIOOOOOOOO...........un cafecito caliente no caeria mal.

BEST SHADOW EVER.........

WHAT A WAY TO BEGIN MY TRIP ! THERE IS MY SHADOW OVER THE CLOUDS.....YES !

THE CONGRESS

AROUND THIS AREA YOU WILL FIND THE OLDEST RESTAURANTS,SHOPS,MONUMENTS AND ALSO EMERALDS.....VERY CHEAP!

LA CANDELARIA

LA CALENDARIA THE FIRST "BARRIO" IN BOGOTA. TODAY KEEPS HIS ORIGINAL HOUSES WITH A DIFFERENT TOUCH IN COLORS, AND RENOVATION. AT LA CANDELARIA YOU FIND GOOD OLD BAKERY'S,UNIVERSITYS,RESTAURANTS,LIBRARY'S,MUSEUMS AND MUCH MORE..

EDUCATION "SUPERIOR AMERICANO"

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I REALIZED WHEN I GOT THERE, ?WHY? I LOVE MY SCHOOL. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND FRIENDSHIP WITH THE TEACHERS WAS THE SECRET. !GRACIAS COLOMBIA!