Still in Bogotá... Mas o Menos

Here's the deal...

I was all ready to leave Bogotá, meet some friends in Cali for the weekend then hit Quito, but... well I'm still here. I spent the last couple of days in a town south of Bogotá called Villavacencio with more of Aura's family and am heading back today for a few more days. Being out of Bogotá could be a good idea since it's the 4th anniversery of El Presidente, Uribe, taking power and there are some problems with guerillas, bombs and major cities at the moment. There were two in Bogotá this week and one in Cali today. It's absolutely crazy to think that these things are going on, but I guess a lot of people live with it every day.

Ironically Villavacencio is in guerilla country, though they're in the mountains, which I should say are beautiful, rather than the town and it's nice and safe there. On my way back to Bogotá today I noticed a big increase in the number of police and soldiers around, and our mini-bus got stopped a few times to check papers and bags, but there were no hassles.

My plan today (today) is to come back to Bogotá on Tuesday, leave for Quito on Wednesday night and fly to Buenos Aires after that. A friend told me it was down to 3C in Buenos Aires, which I'm a little freaked by. I like to work when it's cold and all, but that's just ridiculous!

Chau,
p.