Happy Independance Day! Read and Post!

[Avianca 757]

There you go man!!!
You just mixed the two cities mentioned...

The first two pics are from Ana Sofía Henao, she's from Medellín.
The third one is from Sofía Vergara, from Barranquilla (she's known in the US anyway).

[iceman]

With sites like these, I'd be mucho proud to be Colombian too!







All hail Colombian women! The second most beautiful in the world (after Brazilian garotas!)

[Avianca 757]

Well, I cannot say anything about that pics, as I don't know Barranquilla, but they look cool!!!!
ok ok, maybe I recognize the Airport and the Stadium, but nothing more.

BTW: For those that don't know, today (July 20th) is the Independence day here in Colombia.

BTW2: What is written below the flag and shield is the Colombian Anthem.

BTW3: My name is also Andrés, just that my surname is Ramírez.

[Flying High]

Gracias, Andrés!!!

I'll also say that I'm 1000% proud to be a Colombian, the most resilient nation on earth. So much crap going on there, and still nothing put us down!!!

VIVA COLOMBIA, HIJUEPUTAS!!!





Coro:
¡Oh gloria inmarcesible!
¡Oh júbilo inmortal!
En surcos de dolores
El bien germina ya
I
Ceso la horrible noche!
la libertad sublime
derrama las auroras
de su invencible luz.
La humanidad entera,
que entre cadenas gime,
comprende las palabras
del que murió en la cruz.

II
Independencia grita
el mundo americano;
se baña en sangre de héroes
la tierra de Colón.
Pero este gran principio:
"el Rey no es soberano"
resuena y los que sufren
bendicen su pasión.

III
Del Orinoco el cauce
se colma de despojos;
de sangre y llanto un río
se mira allí correr.
En Bárbula no saben
las almas ni los ojos
si admiración o espanto
sentir o padecer.

IV
A orillas del Caribe
hambriento un pueblo lucha
Horrores prefiriendo
a pérfida salud.
¡Oh, sí! de Cartagena
la abnegación es mucha,
y escombros de la muerte
desprecia su virtud.

V
De Boyacá en los campos
el genio de la gloria
con cada espiga un héroe
invicto coronó.
Soldados sin coraza
ganaron la victoria;
su varonil aliento
de escudo les sirvió.

VI
Bolívar cruza el Ande
que riegan dos océanos,
espadas cual centellas
fulguran en Junín.
Centauros indomables
descienden a los llanos,
y empieza a presentirse
de la epopeya el fin.

VII
La trompa victoriosa
en Ayacucho truena,
que en cada triunfo crece
su formidable són.
En su expansivo empuje
la libertad se estrena,
del cielo americano
formando un pabellón.

VIII
La virgen sus cabellos
arranca en agonía
y de su amor viuda
los cuelga del ciprés.
Lamenta su esperanza
que cubre loza fría,
pero glorioso orgullo
circunda su alba tez.

IX
La patria así se forma
termópilas brotando;
constelación de cíclopes
su noche iluminó.
La flor estremecida
mortal el viento hallando,
debajo los laureles
seguridad buscó.

X
Mas no es completa gloria
vencer en la batalla,
que el brazo que combate
lo anima la verdad.
La independencia sola
el gran clamor no acalla;
si el sol alumbra a todos,
justicia es libertad.

XI
Del hombre los derechos
Nariño predicando,
el alma de la lucha
profético enseñó.
Ricaurte en San Mateo
en átomos volando,
"deber antes que vida"
con llamas escribió.

And now, pics from my bit of Paradise on Earth: Barranquilla

[AndresDuque]

This guy is the greatest!

[Avianca 757]

There were big celebrations here despite the war going on, this year the defence ministerium began encouraging people to show flags and stuff, so this year it was bigger than the others...

For the people which doesn't know, the pics are all from Medellín, our city (Andrés Duque's, ACES A320's and mine), from left to right and up-down:

-El Metro de Medellín (The only massive transportation system of its kind in Colombia, and one of the safest in the world)

-El Edificio Inteligente (Intelligent Building) a very modern and efficient building built in the late 90s, EPM's headquarters are there.

-Inside Jose Maria Córdova intl Airport terminal, SKRG.

-A sight of Olaya Herrera regional airport, SKMD from the hills. You could kinda see why it is called "The Colombian Kai-Tak", it's dangerous, but challenging as well. As you can see is almost in downtown, thats why the kinda "small" accidents happened lately have sounded so loud.
You should see an aircraft doing the approach pattern to this airport over the city, it's spectacular (and only 50 pax aircraft fly into SKMD, before SKRG was built, even 747s landed there).

-El Pueblito Paisa (Paisa little village), it's a demonstration of how the old villages of our region are, in the middle of the city.

-A Demonstration of FAC (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, Colombian Air Force)

[AndresDuque]

Just wanted to wish to all my colombian fellows a happy independance (if you can call it so....because we still in a freaking civil war that does not let us live free. Always afraid if we are going to come back from going to the store to buy a damn gallon of milk that is more expensive than MARIHUANA! What the hell is going on in our country?)

Anyways.....Happy in-Dependence Day.

Proud to be a Colombian no matter what.

Andres Duque