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Travel Pictures - COLOMBIA - 1995

All images © Ron Miller

     I traveled to Colombia at a time when foreigners were being kidnapped for ransom so, quite understandably, I moved about with trepidation. However, this mindset only seemed to magnify the warmth and friendliness of Colombians I met on the street. Most Colombians live in the higher elevations and moving about the country means traversing mountainous terrain - and the Andes are massive.

Fearing the possibility of a kidnapping during my visit to Colombia, I was astounded by the friendly citizens of Bogotá -
Bogotá, Colombia

Modern high rises as viewed from Cerro De Monserrate -
Bogotá, Colombia
These two Colombians are posing in front of the easy way to the summit of Cerro De Monserrate -
Bogotá, Colombia
Perhaps these children are in the midst of an emergency drill in order to prepare themselves
for the next eruption of the nearby volcano Galeras (upper right) -
Pasto, Colombia
The amazing, quilted countryside that surrounds the Las Lajas Cathedral -
near Ipiales, Colombia
I can't decide which is more stunning - the cathedral or the surrounding landscape -
Las Lajas Cathedral, Colombia
Another view of the cathedral and the surrounding landscape -
Las Lajas Cathedral, Colombia
Every pilgrimage site needs infrastructure for the arriving faithful (cathedral at center left)-
Las Lajas Cathedral, Colombia
The cathedral was built such that the interior alter is the very cliff face
where the apparition of the Virgin Mary was reportedly seen -
 Las Lajas Cathedral; near Ipiales, Colombia
Regardless of your beliefs in apparitions of the Virgin Mary, you can still
appreciate the architecture of this unique cathedral -
 Las Lajas Cathedral; near Ipiales, Colombia
Andean fast food? I suppose if I had been born in the Andean highlands, I would look upon these roasted guinea pigs
just as I do a bucket of fried chicken. However, from my cultural perspective, this scene looks less like an entree
and more like varmints for Orkin to dispose of -
Las Lajas Cathedral, Colombia

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