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Guamo, Colombia
October 14, 2025
Guamo is a small town in Tolima with a history that, at least according to Wikipedia, seems longer
than its streets. Founded in the early 1600s, it was relocated a couple of times before settling in its current spot in
1801. The local Indigenous people resisted the Spanish conquest fiercely, but as in much of Colombia, the Spanish
eventually prevailed. The town then developed as an agricultural hub, producing rice, cotton, corn, bananas, and
citrus, while never really growing into a major city.
Reference: Wikipedia
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Natagaima, Colombia
October 13, 2025
Ntagaima is small, around 15,000 people in the town, and maybe 23,000 in the metropolitan area. The town dates back to 1608. The local indigenous people were not easily subdued, they fought long and hard against the Spanish. But, in the end, the Spanish won. Some years later the town was moved, and then moved again. Finally, in 1801, the town found its home in its current location. As for the name, there are at least three stories that try to explain its origin.
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Reflections about Ecuador
January 29, 2023
I'm in the town of Moyobamba, Perú, population of around 55,000. I'm going to stay here for a week and recharge my batteries. After two and a half months of backpacking through Ecuador and northern Perú, it's time for a break.
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Sucúa, Ecuador
January 1, 1970
Sucúa, Ecuador, was first founded in 1963, and has a population of around 11,000. The town is located on the eastern outer flanks of the Andes Mountains in the Amazon basin, sitting in a valley at about 831 meters (2726 feet). The temperatures range from a nightly low of about 18° C (64° F) to a daily high of about 28° C (82° f). The climate is what you would expect for a town in the Amazon - a fair amount of rain and a lot of humidity.
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Garzón, Colombia
October 10, 2025
Garzón, population of about 40,000, doesn’t make the glossy brochures, but maybe that’s what makes it worth stopping for. It calls itself the “Diocesan Capital of Huila,” which sounds a little lofty until you see the cathedral towering over the main plaza - white walls glowing in the afternoon sun, bells that have probably been ringing longer than most of the town’s coffee trees have been alive. Right now the plaza is surrounded by a temporary wall as it has been completely dug up for renovation. When I say completely dug up, I'm not kidding - they took all the concrete, tiles, pavers, sidewalks, everything out. It's rather ugly right now, and getting a decent picture of the cathedral is impossible, but sometime in the next year or two it should be quite nice.
Reference: Wikipedia and me.
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