My three days in Bogota, Colombia proved to be a series of unique experiences. The day after Ändres Carne y res¨, we saw signs for an Afro-colombian dance being held at a small outdoor theatre. Well, I´ve seen some dancing in my 33 years, but these people must have double jointed in like, every joint of their body! It was kind of like watching people having epileptic fits with rythem. Unfortunately, no pictures were aloud there. Still, in between the dance sequences there was an MC with a troop of drummers, brass instruments behind him. Both the colors and the MC copletely controlled the crowd. Almost everyone there was either dancing or singing at one time or another. As I sat with my friend from Germany she whispered, ¨People singin in the crowd would never happen in Germany.¨ Some rain gently fell, the music blared, dancers danced, and singers belted out chords. While I watched the 70 year old man sitting in the front row next to me move to the rythem, I knew that it was a unique travel experience.
Now, I have made it to the coffee region of Colombia in a town called Salento. Tomorrow I plan to take a horse ride to the coffee plantations and enjoy the beautiful mountain top scenery.
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Be careful with the "coffee plantations" it's a front for cocaine smuggling.
A friend of mine from Columbia thinks he saw you in the mountains, was this you?
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He said you started dancing around:
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