Thursday, February 28, 2008

Lost and Found

I just finished a trek to Colombia´s famous lost city - called - Ciudad Perdida (Lots of new photos and videos). The ruins were stunning and the trek was relatively easy and uneventful - aside from fleas and ticks.

Notes of interest... The military pays low end soldiers $33 per month - this is to pay for essentials like soap, toothpaste, etc. The soldiers we met were constantly asking for cigarettes, because they couldn´t afford the $1 or so per pack they cost.

There are 3 main armed forces in Colombia
1) Army
2) Guerillas
3) Paramilitary (Professional soldiers for hire)

None of them get along.

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