# Colombia **URL:** \ **Category:** Park Bench\ **Created:** [September 4, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731 "2019-09-04T11:04:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/161 "2022-10-20T19:08:00Z")
Disgraceful. > **[Colombia’s coca crops grew to ‘historic levels’ last year: UN](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/20/colombias-coca-crops-grew-to-historic-levels-last-year-un)** > > Cultivation of plant from which cocaine is made threatens Colombia’s ‘cultural potential, biodiversity’, UN agency says. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/162 "2023-06-09T23:59:22Z")
Qué milagro! > **[Atención: encuentran con vida a los niños perdidos en la selva del Guaviare](https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/investigacion/ninos-perdidos-en-la-selva-del-guaviare-fueron-encontrados-776580)** > > Fuentes de las Fuerzas Militares confirmaron hallazgo de los niños, están en buen estado de salud. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/163 "2023-09-15T22:56:32Z")
Fernando Botero has died. A sad day for Colombia. His work, which is found everywhere in Colombia, has helped shape my memories of so many places and events. I never knew him, but I will miss him. ![image](https://discourse.bbad.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/825ddc693c0318beb638d670071db1db83e9dc6e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/164 "2023-09-15T23:14:02Z")
He might be the most talented artist of the last 100 years. He was an amazing painter and sculptor. They really aren’t that alike. I like Dali, Parkes, and George Grie. They are all over the house. I’ve never seen any of their sculptures. I don’t think there are any. He was amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/165 "2023-10-11T20:02:33Z")
Some English-language Greek website just used my photo, which itself isn’t particularly interesting, but the article they used it in is quite interesting. > **[The Legend of El Dorado: The Mythical City of Gold in Colombia](https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/11/legend-el-dorado-mythical-city-gold-colombia/)** > > This is the story of El Dorado, a fabled city of gold said to possess unimaginable wealth and treasures beyond belief. ---
**Author:** ![thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/u/thinkingaboutit)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/166 "2023-10-12T06:46:23Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > Some English-language Greek website just used my photo, which itself isn’t particularly interesting, but the article they used it in is quite interesting. nice, congrats you are famous in greece now! lol ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/167 "2023-10-12T07:22:15Z")
Oh, my photos have appeared all over the place. Here are a few. > **[From cameras to keycards, everyday devices killed off by the smartphone](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/04/cameras-keycards-everyday-devices-killed-off-by-the-smartphone-gadgets)** > > The smartphone has left a long list of redundant gadgets in its wake. But what things could it never displace? By Samuel Gibbs > **[Colombia’s Day of the Little Candles looks an awful lot like Hanukkah](https://www.timesofisrael.com/colombias-day-of-the-little-candles-looks-an-awful-lot-like-hanukkah/)** > > Dia de las Velitas dates back to 1854, when Pope Pius set the immaculate conception as Catholic dogma, but some scholars attribute aspects of the holiday to crypto-Jews > **[Why 'Nochebuena' is a bigger deal than Christmas for Latinos](https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/lifestyle/why-nochebuena-is-a-bigger-deal-than-christmas-for-latinos-1.4722327)** > > For many people with Latin American roots, Christmas is actually celebrated on 'Nochebuena' or Christmas Eve, and CTVNews.ca's Jeremiah Rodriguez explains why most gift-giving and partying doesn’t happen on Dec. 25. > **[Is Montreal's Champlain Bridge ‘the most important bridge in Canada'? We...](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/is-montreals-champlain-bridge-the-most-important-bridge-in-canada-we-offer-five-alternatives-for-the-title)** > > The NDP declared the Champlain Bridge ‘'the most important' in Canada it shouldn't be tolled. But what of Canada's other 'important' bridges? > **[The best bars and nightclubs in Vancouver](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/vancouver/travel-guide/the-best-bars-and-nightclubs-in-vancouver/gs46600753.cms)** > > Apart from admiring the city’s natural beauty, you can also explore the vibrant and exciting nightlife in Vancouver. Whether you wish to have a laid-back evening in a quite bar, or relax over a few drinks in a sophisticated lounge, or just crash in a... > **[Free museum passes for U of T students](https://www.utoronto.ca/news/free-museum-passes-u-t-students)** > > University of Toronto students can get passes to visit select city museums for free, thanks to a pilot initiative with Toronto Public Libraries (TPL).  All they have to do is stop by one of several U of T libraries and request a museum pass booklet.... > **[Banco de la República inaugurates centenary with reopening of Casa de Moneda...](https://thecitypaperbogota.com/culture/banco-de-la-republica-inaugurates-centenary-with-reopening-of-casa-de-moneda/)** > > Colombia's Central Bank - Banco de la República - launches its centenary celebrations with the reopening of the old mint Casa de Moneda in Bogotá. ---
**Author:** ![thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@thinkingaboutit](https://bbad.com/u/thinkingaboutit)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/168 "2023-10-12T10:11:50Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > Oh, my photos have appeared all over the place. Here are a few. nice 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/169 "2023-10-20T06:50:12Z")
Tengo respeto. > **[Israel suspends military exports to Colombia over its president's criticism...](https://apnews.com/article/colombia-israel-petro-suspend-defense-exports-a92effbb531ea4631d25a8c1d32ede28)** > > Israel has suspended security exports to Colombia in an escalating diplomatic spat over online messages by Colombia’s president comparing Israel’s siege of Gaza to the actions of Nazi Germany. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/170 "2024-05-29T16:39:11Z")
They banned it. Then for whatever unimaginable reason, they re-legalized it. Now it’s banned again, thank God. > **[Bullfighting banned in Colombia](https://en.mercopress.com/2024/05/29/bullfighting-banned-in-colombia?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss&ct=t%28RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN%29)** > > Colombia's Lower House Tuesday passed a bill outlawing bullfighting after four debates and 14 failed attempts, Congressman Alejandro García, promoter of the initiative, announced. Colleagues, this victory is yours. Today I can say that the House of... ---
**Author:** ![DthBreath](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@DthBreath](https://bbad.com/u/DthBreath)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/171 "2025-01-16T08:35:51Z")
May be going to war with Venezuela. Maduro is actually daring them to invade. He is also asking Brazil for help to invade Puerto Rico and liberate it from the U.S. It seems ridiculous. Remember Invasion USA? It wasn’t as bleak as Red Dawn. Chuck Norris made a lot of good action movies. But SA seemed to surprise people. They always get small boats and subs for smuggling people and drugs landed on the beaches. ---
**Author:** ![DthBreath](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@DthBreath](https://bbad.com/u/DthBreath)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/172 "2025-01-16T08:40:29Z")
Maybe he thinks he has enough pull with BRICS now. Reg, you should have foreseen that. SA might consider their illegal criminal migrants as the successful first wave. Wonder how SA will divy up in this issue. I’m wondering if Maduro met with “Fat Leonard” during his time in Venezuela after his escape and eventual capture. Big ego and fraud. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/173 "2025-01-16T08:41:39Z")
This fuss is all because a former president (Uribe) suggested that Colombia should invade Venezuela a few days ago. While I think Venezuela would be better off if it was invaded and conquered by Colombia, the price of such a war would be high. Even though Colombia would surely win in the end, I consider the idea foolish. ---
**Author:** ![DthBreath](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@DthBreath](https://bbad.com/u/DthBreath)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/174 "2025-01-16T08:46:29Z")
Colombia cost the US a lot on the war on drugs. Kind of one sided too. A devastating war between both countries would give the United States opportunity to assert control and dominance against the corruption source spreading to it. Make it easier and less cost and risk to the United States. More ideal. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 8:55am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/175 "2025-01-16T08:55:31Z")
> [@DthBreath](#): > > United States opportunity to assert control and dominance against the corruption source Mark, the US is the corruption source. Google the role the US played in Afghanistan supporting the heroin industry because they wanted to maintain alliances with warlords. Only now that the US is gone and the Taliban are in power has the heroin industry been destroyed. > In a 2023 report, poppy cultivation in southern Afghanistan was reduced by over 80% as a result of Taliban campaigns to stop its use toward Opium. This included a 99% reduction of Opium growth in the [Helmand Province](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmand_Province).[[47]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_production_in_Afghanistan#cite_note-47) In November 2023, a U.N report showed that in the entirety of Afghanistan, poppy cultivation dropped by over 95%, removing it from its place as being the world’s largest opium producer.[[10]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_production_in_Afghanistan#cite_note-aljazeera.com-10)[[11]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_production_in_Afghanistan#cite_note-news.un.org-11) Source: [Opium production in Afghanistan - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_production_in_Afghanistan#:~:text=The%20Taliban%20enforced%20a%20ban,of%20heroin%20at%20the%20time). ---
**Author:** ![DthBreath](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@DthBreath](https://bbad.com/u/DthBreath)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/176 "2025-01-16T09:19:58Z")
No. Rejected. Colombia has to go to war to prove itself worthy of any respect. Venezuela is roughly an even matched opponent. Both countries need to adjust populations for mass US deportations. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/177 "2025-01-18T12:34:27Z")
> [@Reg](#): > > Mark, the US is the corruption source. More specifically, the C. I. A. is the corruption source. > [@Reg](#): > > Google the role the US played in Afghanistan supporting the heroin industry because they wanted to maintain alliances with warlords. Are you sure they weren’t after drugs they could sell to the Mafia? What did the warlords offer that the C.I.A. wanted? > [@Reg](#): > > Only now that the US is gone and the Taliban are in power has the heroin industry been destroyed. Makes me wonder what country the U.S. has gone to and who they are going to terrorize next. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/178 "2025-01-18T20:10:53Z")
> [@AgeofGrace](#): > > Are you sure they weren’t after drugs they could sell to the Mafia? What did the warlords offer that the C.I.A. wanted? I’m not sure at all they weren’t after drugs. That might be why they wanted alliances with warlords. I do know it took the US leaving for the opium trade to end. ---
**Author:** ![DthBreath](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@DthBreath](https://bbad.com/u/DthBreath)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/179 "2025-02-04T23:33:48Z")
When your wife finally figures out what you have been using her for and tells some friends back home, I wouldn’t be surprised if they find you knifed and robbed in some ally your next visit to Colombia. I wouldn’t go. Safe travels and good luck with that one. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731/180 "2025-02-04T23:45:31Z")
I just booked El Salvador and Montréal. Colombia later this year. [Previous page](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731.md?page=8) [Next page](https://bbad.com/t/colombia/731.md?page=10)