Pic Today 11/24/10

COLOMBIA EN LA NOCHE

Throughout Colombia,

the streets are alive at night . . .

holiday lights, inside and out,

musicians and vendors,

fresh hot food on every street;

(Colombians love to eat through the night.)

Corn-on-the-cob con queso, hot off the grill . . .

fried empanadas and chicharron (pork skins) . . .

bowls of fresh limes, raw coconut and

sweet uchuvas (goose berries).

And it's not uncommon to find a crowd gathered

to listen to tales of days-gone-by

from veteranos sabios (wise old timers).

The nights are alive in Colombia.