Lonely Tree

Lonely Tree, originally uploaded by fruedav.

Cowboy

IMG_0092, originally uploaded by fruedav.

This is a typical scene in the eastern plains where the "vaqueros" (cowboys) are a brave people no matter the age. I was looking these cowboys trying to get the bull and was a great show to me. My son, Juan Fernando, is a lover of the cattle and he puts this picture as wallpaper in our pc.

Esta es una tipica escena en los Llanos Orientales donde los vaqueros son gente brava no importa la edad. Estuve un buen rato viendo a estos vaqueros tratando de agarrar este toro y la pase bien. Mi hijo Juanfer le encanta el ganado y coloco esta foto como fondo de pantalla del computador.

As time goes by

IMG_0048, originally uploaded by fruedav.

As Sinatra says in his song:

You must remember this:
A kiss is still a kiss
A sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by...

This thing was a place where cattle were to drink water (bebedero in spanish) but it's out of service today

Mother's Day

I found this vitrine in the Palatino Mall in Bogota yesterday and I took this picture to you, all the mothers in this comunity (and for all fathers/mothers too). Happy day!

Encontre esta vitrina en el centro Comercial Palatino en Bogota ayer y le tome esta foto para todas las madres (y a todos los papás/mamás tambien)
Feliz dia a todas las madres!

Marañon

Marañon, originally uploaded by fruedav.

Do you know this fruit? Because I didn't. This is a tropical fruit from the amazonia also known as Merey. Its fruit is a good source of vitamin C and I ate this one, of course. It was good (a little rare, but good)

La verdad que no conocia esta fruta, se llama Marañon aunque tambien es conocida como Merey una fruta de la amazonia de origen brasileño. Es rica en vitamina C y por supuesto que esta me la comi. Tenia un sabor raro pero no del todo desagradable.

Going to the Tunnel

Entrada Tunel a Villaviciencio, originally uploaded by fruedav.

This tunel is on the road to Villavicencio, the door of the eastern plains. There are two or three more on this way. The longest is about 3 miles long.

Este tunel esta en la carretera a Villavicencio, la puerta de los llanos orientales. Hay dos o mas tuneles en esta via y el mas largo es de casi 5 kilometros.

Good Morning

Good Morning, originally uploaded by fruedav.

The Eastern Plains (Los Llanos Orientales) are a great place to see wonderful sunrises. Try tomorrow to see the sunrise in your city and tell me what you see. I invite the breakfast..

Los Llanos Orientales son el mejor sitio para ver un amanecer espectacular. Levantese mañana temprano y vean el amanecer en su ciudad, me cuentan, yo invito el desayuno.

Crossing the River

Puerto Carreño Marzo 2008, originally uploaded by fruedav.

As I told you, Vichada is a department with poor infrastructure because Colombia's cities are in the Andes with a better climate and best soils. This is the Bita river with virgin landscapes and a lot of wild animals.

Como les he comentado, el Vichada es un departamento con muy poca infraestructura porque las ciudades colombianas se han desarrollado en la cordillera de los Andes, con un mejor clima y buenas tierras. Este es el rio Bita con paisajes virgenes y muchos animales salvajes.

Getting the Lunch

Puerto Carreño Marzo 2008, originally uploaded by fruedav.

I was sleeping two nights in that house and they're chasing a chicken to our lunch. This a typical farm in Vichada, a region that belongs to the Orinoquia, a far land in our country. Vichada has poor soils and poor infrastructure but it´s plenty of oportunities.

En esta casa dormi dos noches y estan persiguiendo un pollo para nuestro almuerzo. Esta es una tipica finca en el Vichada, una region que pertenece a la orinoquia, una lejana region en nuestro pais. Vichada tiene suelos pobres y una deficiente infraestructura de servicios publicos, pero esta llena de oportunidades.

What's that?

Danta 3, originally uploaded by fruedav.

This rare animal is the Danta (Tapirus terrestris) and an unknown animal to me until now. It's the biggest native mamal of the Orinoquia. I found this danta in a little zoo near to my hotel in Puerto Gaitan, but some days before I found a footprint of it in the Bita River beach.

Este extraño animal, desconocido para mi hasta ahora, es la Danta, el mas grande mamifero de la orinoquia. Encontre este ejemplar en un pequeño zoologico cerca a mi hotel en Puerto Gaitan, pero unos dias antes encontre una huella de danta en las playas del rio Bita.