First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, January 30, 1977 POSTMARK: Colombia By COLLEEN McGUIRE and TOM McGUIRE Bogota, capital of Colombia, population exceeding 3.5 million, has the notorious reputation of being one of the most dangerous cities in South America. Throughout Central America we heard countless horror stories from fellow travelers warning [...]
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Despite Reputation, Bogota Worth the Time
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Bogota, Colombia on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
River Cruise in Ecuador, Spectacular Event
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Amazon, Ecuador, Quito on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, February 20, 1977 POSTMARK: Ecuador By COLLEEN McGUIRE The Spanish word for equator is Ecuador, whose capital, Quito, lies within 25 kilometers of the zero degree longitude line. Quito holds the distinction of being the second-highest capital in the world. The city’s unusual geographical position [...]
Peru Villages — Pitifully Dirty and Dull
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Ayacucho, Peru on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, March 8, 1977 POSTMARK: Peru By COLLEEN McGUIRE It was 8:00 am and and I was the first in line to pay Ecuador’s $2 exit fee to leave the country. With my passport stamped, papers all in order, I crossed the sizable bridge and walked into Peru, [...]
Inca Capital — Monument to Ancient Artisans
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Cusco, Cuzco, Peru, Sacsahuaman on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, 1977 POSTMARK: Peru By COLLEEN and TOM McGUIRE Undoubtedly one of the most charismatic cities in all of South America has got to be Cuzco, Peru, once the capital of the Inca empire. In the Indian language of Quechua, Cuzco means “navel,” and at one [...]
Inca Ruins — a Fantasyland
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Andes, Inca trail, Machu Picchu, Peru on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, April 3, 1977 POSTMARK: Peru By COLLEEN and TOM MCGUIRE Throughout our southbound journey, whenever we were asked where we were headed, we would reply “Peru.” “Ah,” would be the normal response, “you’re going to Machu Picchu.” Machu Picchu, the prime tourist attraction in Peru, [...]
Bolivia Full of Mysteries, Surprises
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged backpacking, Bolivia, Lake Titicaca, Tiahuanco, travel on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, 1976 POSTMARK: Bolivia By COLLEEN McGUIRE In Indian language, Titicaca means jaguar, and from the air Titicaca Lake on the border of Bolivia resembles a jaguar. Yet how did the ancient Indians, lacking aerial transportation or sizeable mountains to climb, conceive of this design? It’s another [...]
Argentina’s People Among Friendliest
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged 70s, Argentina, backpacking, travel on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First publsihed in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, October 3,1976 POSTMARK: Argentina By COLLEEN McGUIRE Visions of terror danced in my head whenever I used to try to imagine what Argentina was like after reading countless newspaper accounts of terrorist shootouts. But it’s a pity that the media seem only concerned with the political shakeups [...]
Gambia Visit Reunites I.U. Friends
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Gambia on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, April 3, 1977 POSTMARK: The Gambia By COLLEEN and TOM McGUIRE While attending Indiana University in 1975-76 we became close friends with an African named Ebou Camara. After studying for seven years in America, Ebou returned to his homeland, Gambia, at the same time we left for South America. Our [...]
Visit to African Village an Education in Itself
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Gambia on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, 1977 POSTMARK: The Gambia By COLLEEN MCGUIRE The advantages of staying with an African family range from sheer enjoyment of the experience to the profound educational opportunities involved, such as the Saturday when the Camara clan invited me to a Moslem ceremony that was the [...]
“Roots” Village Welcomes Visitors
Posted in Travelogues Latin America & West Africa 1976-78, tagged Alex Haley, Gambia, Juffure on October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
First published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, May 15, 1977 POSTMARK: The Gambia By COLLEEN and TOM McGUIRE “Roots” has raised the small West African Republic of The Gambia out of obscurity to become a household word in America. While visiting friends here, we knew we had to see the now famous [...]
