31 Jul

Colombia

Los Nevados National Park (Parque Nacional Los Nevados)

On the first day, we slogged through mud, and more mud, as we pulled ourselves up and up the trail. All day. Over rocks, around...

Becky Wandell

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25 Jul

Colombia

Colombian Biodiversity and the Palma de Cera

When anybody over the age of 30 hears the name Colombia, many different images come to mind. Guerrillas fighting in the jungle, massive cocaine harvests,...

Becky Wandell

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15 Jul

Colombia

Eje Cafetero; Colombia’s Coffee Region

If you tell any Colombian that you are going to travel to the Coffee Region, the immediate response is always a loving sigh. The rolling...

Becky Wandell

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24 Jun

Colombia

Perusing the Past in Colombia’s Colonial Pueblos

With a name like Colombia (not Columbia), it’s easy to think that the Spanish-hired explorer Christopher Colombus visited this land. Not true. The Spanish didn’t...

Becky Wandell

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17 Jun

Colombia

Cupainatá; a Women’s Cooperative to Conserve Native Plants, Community Health and Traditions

High in the hills above Bucaramanga, Colombia, lies the perfectly-kept colonial village of Zapatoca. On my first day there, I wandered the streets photographing the...

Becky Wandell

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10 Jun

Colombia

Volunteering and Connecting in Zapatoca, Colombia

While dreaming of a nomadic lifestyle, it was obvious to me that there were a few things that I would need along the way. First,...

Becky Wandell

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02 Jun

Colombia

When One Door Closes, Another Will Open; My Next Adventures in Colombia

I’ve been working and living in Cartagena for seven months now and I’m saddened to say, it isn’t getting much easier. On the surface, it’s...

Becky Wandell

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23 May

Colombia

Enjoying Cartagena and Beyond

One of the positives of working in an economically depressed country is that when you earn an income as a professional, your monthly earnings reach...

Becky Wandell

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12 May

Ecuador

My Love Letter to Ecuador

As you all know, in March 2020, I was yanked from my beloved Peace Corps Ecuador existence in a matter of hours and I spent...

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03 May

Colombia

My Life in Cartagena

Dear Friends,  I’ve been living in Colombia for 10 months now and I am finally writing my first blog post about my new home! Many...

Becky Wandell

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