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Foto del Día: Behold the Massive “Calavera” of the Great “Ballena Jorobada!!!” (Isla de Gorgona)

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: Humback Whale Skull Isla de Gorgona

  Humpback whale facts (Ballena Jorobada) en español!!! Alimentación: Peces pequeños y principalmente Krill Peso: 40 Toneladas Longitud:  Hasta 18 metros Peso y tamaño al nacer: 1,5 toneladas y 4,5 metros Longevidad:  60 años en promedio Reproducción: Un Ballenato cada 2 o 3 años Tiempo de gestación y de lactancia:  1 año   More on […]

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Foto del Día: Una Oda-Retrato a “La Paisa” Libeth en Medellín

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: Travel Portrait Medellín Paisa

  He aquí querido visitante otra oda-retrato de mi muy bella y talentosa amiga-viajera-paisa, la Libeth, en el hostal “Palm Tree” en Medellín, Colombia… (Have here dear visitor another foto-portrait-ode to my very beautiful and talented friend-traveler-paisa, la Libeth, in the Palm Tree Hostal in Medellín).   EANTF.

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Foto del Día: ¡ESTALLA! Embracing Electro-Cumbia-Pycho-Dance-Funk with Colombia´s “Bomba Estéreo” (Bogotá, Colombia)

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: Bomba Estéreo en Vivo - Colombia Concert Photography

  Embracing the “Psycho-Tropical-Electric-Cumbia-Dance-Party-Funk” of Colombia’s own, Bomba Estéreo, at Corferias in Bogotá… And to add a little “brío en tu brinco” (Pep in your step) and throw down with some most rockin’ colombian grooves, I says check out Bomba Estéreo and other música colombiana on the “Los Ritmos de Colombia” Mixtapes Vol. 1 & […]

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Foto del Día: Todo es Luz y Amor – Everything is Light and Love!!! (Caribbean Coast, Colombia)

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: Lights and Love Parque Tayrona Colombia Caribe

Everything is light and love (and slow shutter speeds) on the caribbean coast of Colombia…   EANTF  

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Foto del Día: What Do You Get When You Cross a “Prepago” with Colombia’s Most Famous Drug Lord??? (Medellín, Colombia)

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: Medellín Grafitti meets Pablo Escobar and High Class Call Girls.

  Chiste del Día: Pregunta: What do you get when you cross a “prepago” (Literally means: “Prepay or advance payment” but is used in Colombian spanish to refer to a “lady of the night”) with Colombia’s most notorious drug lord? Respuesta: A Pre-Pablo!   EANTF…

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Foto del Día: “Perro Come Perro” On The Historic Streets of Cartagena, Colombia

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: Street scenes, Perros Callejeros Cartagena, Colombia

  In which I follow a fur-covered friend (Simón – named after El Gran Libertador) as he wanders around the historic center streets of Cartagena de indias, Colombia getting into dog adventures… EANTF.  

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Foto del Día: Origins of “El Dorado” – Ancient Artworks and Pre-Hispanic Gold at El Museo del Oro (Bogotá, Colombia)

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: El museo del Oro and prehispanic gold Bogota

  Word around the campfire is that the legend of “El Dorado,” what was believed by many conquistadores and explorers to be a lost city and vast kingdom of GOLD in the “New World” — has its origins in what is now modern day Colombia. Legend has it (depicted in the second photo above) that when the […]

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Foto del Día: Araña Monstruosa, Por Favor, ¡No Me Piques! — El Parque Nacional de Tayrona, Colombia

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: Parque Tayrona Wildlife

  Hiking towards “El Pueblito” of  El Parque Nacional de Tayrona (Just go. Go Now. ¡Vayase Ya!) along the Colombian caribbean, I happened upon this massive araña (spider), which, fortunately for me, was just about to begin eating its evening meal of polilla (mmmm…moth). EANTF

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Foto del Día: Sunset on the Colombian Caribbean (w Tessa Beligue)

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: Sunset Colombian Caribbean - Cartagena, Santa Marta, Costeño Beach

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”  – Mark Twain Just a quick quote and snap of my dear […]

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Foto del Día: Eating “Big Ass’d Ants” (Hormigas Culonas) in Bogotá, Colombia (w/Drew)

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: Eating Hormigas Culonas in Bogotá, Colombia

  In Colombia exists what is a tasty treat to many — Hormigas Culonas or “Big Assed Ants” — that come from the Santander region and are eaten as a delicacy throughout the country. Around april of every year, these “treats” become available to eat with the arrival of the rainy season. They are caught, […]

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Dímelo Caminando 005: Exploring the Roots of Colombia’s National Sport: ¡El TEJO!

Turmequé Indigenous Roots Colombia's National Sport - El Tejo - Dímelo Caminando Spanish Language Learning Podcast

Welcome back mis queridos oyentes new and old to Dímelo Caminando! I’m your host, Jamie Killen, and this is the […]

Dímelo Caminando 004: VIAJAR ES REGRESAR – TO TRAVEL IS TO RETURN

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VIAJAR ES REGRESAR By Gabriel García Márquez (translated by me, Jamie Killen) Music by Nosaj Thing — Aquarium. Viajar es […]

TITMW.com Presents…The Sounds and Rhythms of Colombia Mixtape Vol. III

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Here you have yet another installment of our mixtape series dedicated to the sounds and rhythms of COLOMBIA!!! ¡¡¡QUE LO […]

Dímelo Caminando Podcast Update: Todavía Vamos Por Buen Camino – Just A Little Slower Than Expected – Y Un Favorcito…

Tarjeta Postal Learn Latin America Spanish Podcast Dímelo Caminando

  Queridos amigos y amigas de El Dímelo Caminando Podcast, ¡¿Cómo me les va?! Espero todo chévere. Les vuelvo a […]

Dímelo Caminando Podcast Update: VAMOS POR BUEN CAMINO — New Episodes Coming in One Week!!!

Learn authentic latin america spanish with the Dimelo Caminando Podcast of Tellittomewalking.com

  Queridos amigos y amigas de TellittomeWalking.com y El Dímelo Caminando Podcast, ¿!Qué Más?!? ¿Cómo les ha ido? I write […]