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Conversations with Colombians: Catalina Navia

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Little Observationist

Catalina is a designer and creative director who lives in Bogota. She shares photos some of her products below. Catalina es un diseñador y director creativo que vive en Bogotá. Ella compartealgunas fotos de sus productos por debajo LCO: Which part of Colombia do you call home? How long have you lived there? ¿Qué parte … Continue reading →

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Expats in Colombia: Jasmine Stephenson

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Little Observationist

Jasmine has travelled to 24 countries around the world, but Colombia has held her attention for a while now. Read on to find out why and when you’re finished here, hop on over to her blog, Jasmine Wanders. LCO: Let’s start … Continue reading →

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Expats in Colombia: Stacey Deveca

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Little Observationist

Stacy is a design student, born and raised in America, but she has spent the last four years in Bogota. You can also find her writing on both of her blogs: Pretty Young Sophisticated and The Design Notebook. Stacy es un estudiante de … Continue reading →

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Parrots and a Great View in San Gil

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Little Observationist

SAN GIL The “adventure capital” of Colombia Altitude: 1,114m (3,655ft) Population: 33,592 Temperature Year-Round: 24 to 32ºC (75-90°F) San Gil is hot. Well, for me and my pasty white gringa skin anyway. It’s the nearest big town to Mogotes, about … Continue reading →

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Shopping in Mogotes: Muy Barato

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Little Observationist

I had some time alone yesterday while Wilfredo took the 5am bus three hours north to Bucaramanga for some work. Mogotes was bustling when I walked outside mid-morning on a hunt for frosted banana bar ingredients. It was the first … Continue reading →