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COLOMBIA
MAY DAY IN BOGOTA. SAN AUGUSTIN AND SALENTO (April 2007)   photos

Soon it was time to go back to Colombia.  However, it was different this time.  At the bus terminal, Edgard, Isa and Gabriela, all of whom made my stay in Caracas such a great experience, were saying good bye and taking photos.  It took 1 day and 2 nights to get Bogota, where, like in Caracas, I had no chance to feel lonely.  Alejandro and Isabel again welcomed me to their home.  It was 1 of May, so we went to the center of Bogota.  I was surprised to see thousands of young people, many waving red flags with Marx, Lenin and Mao and shouting revolutionary slogans.  Socialism didn´t work in Poland, so I engaged in long discussions in order to understand why the people believe it would work in Latin America.

It all ended in tears when some aggressive youths attacked the police, who responded with gas.  We run away and soon order was restored.  For now at least.