A view of the square from our balcony in San Gil. An amazing amalgam of locals, Colombian tourists, Europeans (as usual in our travels, mostly Germans. Dutch), and a few Aussies fill the square tonight. On a Sunday night! It IS a holiday tomorrow. . .
Very few Americans (USA variety) are here. It is amazing how many cops are everywhere...maybe a dozen in the square. This was even more true in Bogota. I guess it's not surprising, considering the events of the recent past. They've only had things under control and relatively peaceful for a few years.
An interesting fact I learned today--the Colombian version of the DEA owns and is slowly selling off 80,000 homes and estates of the former warlords and drug kingpins. The police, BT Dubs, all wear fluorescent green vests, making them quite easy to find...or spot.
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