Why Colombia?

Why Colombia?

Barry and usually go somewhere in Mexico during the month of January. But a friend from Guanajuato was headed here, and that piqued my interest. I’ve been interested in Colombia for awhile—I’ve always had an interest in countries in transition, that are struggling to redefine themselves after previous difficult eras. I knew Colombia’s internal difficulties had eased now that the drug war has traveled northward to Mexico.

What clinched it, though, was I found an airfare from Mexico City-Bogota-Eureka that was scarcely more than our usual Eureka-Guanajuato-Eureka. The airline stars were in alignment!

One thing I always seek in travel memoirs is the writer’s internal journey paralleling the external. I will aim to accomnplish here what I search for.

Meanwhile, the friend from Guanajuato changed her mind, but we were committed. Adelante!