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That’s a Bunch of Garbage!

That’s a Bunch of Garbage!

That’s a Bunch of Garbage! That’s how the old saying goes. But for thousands of people in Medellin, that bunch of garbage is home. In the Moravia neighborhood of Medellin, there are thousands of inhabitants literally living atop a mountain of garbage. “El Morro” Municipal Garbage Dump In 1977, the “El Morro” garbage dump was established to service Medellin. The dump is located in the Moravia neighborhood located in the northeastern zone of the city. The site was used to…

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Our First Impressions of Medellin, Colombia

Our First Impressions of Medellin, Colombia

It has taken us a long time to get here, but we have finally arrived in Colombia. I’ll admit that when we told our friends and co-workers that we planned to come to Colombia to see if we would like to retire here, we heard statements like these: Is it safe? Are you going to sell drugs? Why would you go there with all the crime? But, our son who lived in Bogota, Colombia for ten years told us that…

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