26 episodes
The long road to Medellin Bas Timmers
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- Society & Culture
Traveling during a pandemic might not seem the smartest idea. Against all odds, writer Bas Timmers did exactly that and wrote about this trip to Latin America. The long road to Medellin is the result, in this podcast it is read out chapter by chapter.
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Epilogue: A music guide to the road to Medellin
All chapter titles refer to music songs. Here is the background on them.
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Chapter 18: An end has a start
Finally back in Europe, it's time to look back at the contemplative last month in Medellin, where the virus was rearing its ugly head again
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Unknown Pleasures E: Guayasamin and the Chapel of Man
On the hills above Quito, Ecuador's most famous painter constructed his masterpiece. An impressive dive into what man is capable of, in a series of dark paintings.
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Chapter 17: Road to nowhere
Cartagena, the crown jewel of the Caribbean coast, is the last stop before Medellin. The city is a microcosm of Colombia's problems. And there is an unexpected reunion with friends from Capurgana
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Chapter 16: It's the end of the world as we know it
A stone's throw away from Panama, I make it to Capurgana, a village that can only be reached by speedboat or small plane
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Chapter 15: Mothers of the disappeared
The first visit to Medellin,in the beautiful Aburra valley. A tour through one of the hillside neighborhoods is a lesson in recent Colombian history.