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As expected, one of the things I enjoyed most in my short stay in Colombia was the music (and dance, of course). Taking as a reference only to Shakira, Juanes, Carlos Vives and reggaeton was a pleasure to discover new rhythms and sounds. As in all the musical diversity of this country is overwhelming. In taxis and buses themselves dominated cumbia, vallenato and reggaeton, but we had the opportunity to meet other genres that fascinated me. Moreover, the good thing about music is that you can take it to your home. I bought three albums and listen to them day and night. Let's start

The Revolt, a group of young merger had the pleasure to see in concert (pictured) in the essential Quiebracanto room, located in the bohemian neighborhood of La Candelaria, Bogotá. The Revolt combines a very cool music on the Colombian Pacific, whose roots are largely African. The base is a specific kind of marimba marimba chonta: it adds a lot of African percussion, two powerful voices of women, a mixture of traditional letters of complaint, the scheme that the chorus repeating a phrase (do not know what it's called) , clarinet and bass, and the result is spectacular. The album sounds great, but 30 women journalists live dancing together was unforgettable.

The next day the organizers of the meeting, we prepared another concert, this time private music from the other coast, the Caribbean. In this case, the three fundamental elements are the big drums, a wind instrument called bagpipes (nothing to do with Galicia) and the peculiar way of singing of the pipers. Total catharsis. I put a video of The Pipers of San Jacinto , a frenzied pace oldies that have been awarded a Latin Grammy.


My third purchase was a disc musical Toto La Momposina . I am guided by the sonorous name and the recommendation of the clerk, who defined it as the most representative folk singer in Colombia, which picks up the different traditional rhythms and sounds throughout the country.

I'm eager to teach traditional dance La Guajira, unlike what we mean by Latin dance. It is danced in couples but not caught or Pegaditas. It is a kind of courtship, in which the man round to the woman while walking to small baby steps, swagger. Grace is, among other things, that we must look at each other all the time, which gave rise at least in my more embarrassing than the wildest reggaeton. Well, I've been through, but it is a challenge. A fellow of the meetings, a native of La Guajira, and one of the musicians made a demo, and loved it. If anyone knows the dance and we can pass your name or a video, you'll be very grateful.

Let's start the New Year to the sound of drums!

Deposit Was Given For Car But Was

One of the things that struck us upon arrival to Bogota was that the streets were plagued of fruit and sweets stalls where there was gaudy placards reading "SOLD MINUTES" or simply "MINUTES". What would that be? Could buy the time in Colombia? The answer was more prosaic but no little quaint.

original This is a call service that has emerged with success does not spoil or need to buy cards like the cabins, do not run the risk that your call is cut for lack of credit, as I did in a visiting and is especially useful for people without the resources or desire to have your cell phone. For every 20 meters, both in big cities and in the medium and even in the villages, you're either with posts like those described or even a person who sells advertising minutes. The situation is as follows:

June: Hi, I make a call to a cellular Comcel
Seller of minutes: A mobile or fixed?
J: A cell
V: What carrier?
J: Ummmm
V: Tell me how it starts
J: 313
V: Comcel. Tome.

The seller out of his pocket a chained cell and I offer it. It takes three or four. I call as my own phone, chat, and I charged for minutes, between 100 and 300 pesos per minute. International calls can be found minutes from 250 pesos up 500. Recall that 300 pesos is 10 cents. It is much cheaper than a booth where a call will easily spend more than 10,000 pesos.

All right then? Obviously, the other side of the coin is that it is extremely precarious work underwater, royalty and under police harassment. We carry all kinds of people, but include three groups: young males, middle-aged women and their children. Competition among vendors is wild. There are no established rates and prices shooting everything they can. To my surprise, now I was looking I found information about a job offer on the Internet that shows you can work persons:

"I worked as a salesman of minutes on the street, you manage your working time and where you want to locate a single must meet weekly goals in the sale of minutes, more minutes equally between band, the greater will be revenue for you, the person should be responsible, hardworking and accomplished. income between 400,000 and 600,000 per month "

who is not quoted the advertiser or talk at any time of the contract. 600,000 pesos are about 200 euros. The minimum monthly wage established by law is less than 500,000 pesos.
What is not clear to me is whether this activity is still sought by police, at the request of the Ministry of Communications, as I read a report in 2007. In later news gathering not only harass them and confiscate the phones, but the government would criminalize speeches accusing them of unfair competition to make a legal and business booths. Any Colombian Colombian or we can explain the current situation?

PD: In the photo, I bought minutes

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The driver Uribe

The driver is young, brown, her hair slicked back and his tight white shirt tattoos suggests rudimentary. Driving recklessly (as all taxi drivers, on the other hand) and its radio is blaring reggaeton. After the two free questions ("Where are they? What do you think Colombia?") Uribe begins to praise. "Colombia is that it has nothing to do with what was before, thanks to our President Uribe.'s been a great president. He is finishing with the guerrillas and now, Bogotá is a safe city" says enthusiastically. Anyone

takes the opposite. Especially since, after a week surrounded by university professors, journalists, musicians, social workers, we first met at a somewhat more representative of the bulk of the Colombian population.

do not ask your name. Let Jairo called. Interrupted, not by a long time, Uribe fervor to tell he was a professional soldier and that the army gave the guerrillas hard.

left to study with only 9 years to start work that came out: shoeshine boy, street vendor ... He joined in the army as he could. Did not say at what age but his military salary was twice the national minimum wage. Is proud of his work in the military. In addition to serving his country, said he enjoyed. However, his mother was worried about having a job so dangerous. She, a widow, got a few years ago to emigrate to America, where he had another child. "I have a little black brother, I know this for the first time this Christmas," says Jairo excited. His mother was able to thrive in the U.S. and buy the licensed taxi and he left the Army.

is 23 years and this economic stability has been released resume their studies. Is very interested in our property, and how is life in Spain, how much you earn. Still, every little bit boasts of patriotism: "I so love this land to have tattooed on your chest Made in Colombia."

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As well, I love Christmas, but bothered that have banned the use of fireworks during the celebrations. And for the record I believe in the Christmas spirit when you give a ticket to 20,000 pesos to pay for the trip (which costs 11,000) he charged 1,000 of tip. "It's Christmas" is justified mischievously.