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Colombia: Cockfighting 3

Administrator — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:35:27 +0000

Colombia: Cockfighting 3

Originally uploaded by Anders L. Hansson.

The show is on. The cages have been lifted, and the cocks have been provoked to get going.

During this Friday night, there were about seven fights. By applying some simple math, that sums up to 14 cocks. Seven of those died in the ring, or shortly after.

The longest fight lasted for some nine minutes. The cause seemed to be that both cocks were rather lazy, and not too keen on fighting. The shortest fight might have been as little as a minute or two. That cock won thru a knock-out, one could say.

Well, this is one of many pictures of Bogot� on a common Friday night. It’s a diverse city.

Anders

Colombia: Cockfighting 2

Administrator — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:12:13 +0000

Moments before that the cockfight erupts... The judges, in red jackets, are taking care of the last preparations.

Colombia: Cockfighting 1

Administrator — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17:50:59 +0000

Cockfighting is popular in Colombia and much of South America. --- One could feel expectation and tension in the air, as the somewhat nervous cocks were being put on the scales...

World’s best hamburgers (2)

Administrator — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 01:05:49 +0000

Why not combine a visit to Caribbean world heritage city of Cartagena with a visit to El Corral in that same place? Life could be worse :)

World’s best hamburgers (1)

Administrator — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:43:22 +0000

El Corral - the most outstanding hamburger chain in Colombia, offering the best burgers I've tried anywhere, the U.S.A. included.

A hole in the street

Administrator — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:46:50 +0000

This ain't no common pothole. What you see is a far too typical phenomena in Colombia.

Back in Europe - but more on Colombia to come!

Administrator — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:08:26 +0000

After one last Colombian coffee, it was time for boarding and take-off. The trip went just fine, till arriving in Madrid... But the story doesn't end here.

Bogot�: Lechona

Administrator — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:25:02 +0000

To serve 50 people you need a pig, no older than 1 year, weighing some 25 kilograms. Moreover, you need onion, boiled rice, potatoes and a few other ingredients.

Rooster 3: Almost done!

Administrator — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 05:06:05 +0000

No stock cubes here - only natural broth! Other important ingredients were potatoes, yucca, plantain and corn on the cob. From all this we got a considerable amount of an out-of-this-world sancocho - one of the most traditional dishes to be found in Colombia.

Rooster 2: Slaughtered and picked

Administrator — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 02:52:22 +0000

Getting a living rooster from the market place and home would have been a minor challenge without professional assistance. Even harder than "bringing the bacon home" is the stage from living rooster to a rooster boiling in the big pot.