{"id":4907,"date":"2012-09-28T11:16:10","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T16:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=4907"},"modified":"2016-05-06T11:23:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T16:23:12","slug":"books-you-should-read-before-coming-to-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/09\/books-you-should-read-before-coming-to-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Books you should read before coming to Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object id=\"Player_ce1cd620-c5eb-44d1-9c4c-e9a1e7c97140\" width=\"600px\" height=\"200px\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" align=\"middle\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?rt=tf_cw&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwidgetsamazon-20%2F8010%2Fce1cd620-c5eb-44d1-9c4c-e9a1e7c97140&amp;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\" \/><embed id=\"Player_ce1cd620-c5eb-44d1-9c4c-e9a1e7c97140\" width=\"600px\" height=\"200px\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?rt=tf_cw&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwidgetsamazon-20%2F8010%2Fce1cd620-c5eb-44d1-9c4c-e9a1e7c97140&amp;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\" quality=\"high\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" align=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" \/><\/object><noscript><A HREF=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?rt=tf_cw&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwidgetsamazon-20%2F8010%2Fce1cd620-c5eb-44d1-9c4c-e9a1e7c97140&#038;Operation=NoScript\">Amazon.com Widgets<\/A><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>For 15 more books to read before visiting Colombia <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2015\/07\/15-books-you-should-read-before-visiting-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like so many people, I first fell in love with Colombian through the pages of a book. No prizes for guessing which book it was either. Yes, it was through the magical realism of <a title=\"Gabriel Garcia Marquez\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/05\/colombia-travel-both-magic-and-real-on-the-gabriel-garcia-marquez-trail\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriel Garcia Marquez<\/a> and it was <em>100 Years of Solitude<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>So when I saw The Lonely Planet\u2019s list of books to read about Colombia before you go, I wondered why titles like <em>More Terrible than Death: Violence, Drugs and American\u2019s War in Colombia<\/em> were on the list. What? Not even one Gabo book?<\/p>\n<p>Sure, Colombia has a past, and a pretty crazy one at that, but it also has a future and I wondered what having the world constantly look to your past must do to a country\u2019s psyche.<\/p>\n<p>So if you are going to travel Colombia, or are already here and want to learn more about this magical place, then check out these books. They\u2019re not all romantic portrayals of the country, but they\u2019re books that say something about a country, where it&#8217;s been and where it&#8217;s going &#8211; a country that is constantly moving and shaping itself into something new.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4911\" style=\"width: 318px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/gabriel-garcia-marquez-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4911\" title=\"100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/gabriel-garcia-marquez-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-04.jpg\" alt=\"100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez\" width=\"318\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/gabriel-garcia-marquez-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-04.jpg 318w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/gabriel-garcia-marquez-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-04-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez<\/strong><br \/>\nGabo\u2019s 100 Years of Solitude is set in the sleepy town of Macondo, which is said to be based on the town Marquez was born in, <a title=\"Aracataca\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/07\/aracataca-birthplace-of-a-colombian-legend-information-and-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aracataca<\/a>. The book sees the growth and fall of the town through the eyes of a family and it reflects on the political struggles, civil war, love and lust, revolution, myths and corruption of the town which also reign true for Colombia and all of South America.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4913\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/OpenVeinCover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4913\" title=\"The Open Veins Of Latin America, Eduardo Galeano\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/OpenVeinCover.jpg\" alt=\"The Open Veins Of Latin America, Eduardo Galeano\" width=\"225\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/OpenVeinCover.jpg 225w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/OpenVeinCover-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Open Veins Of Latin America, Eduardo Galeano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Open Veins Of Latin America, Eduardo Galeano<\/strong><br \/>\nNow, this book isn\u2019t just about Colombia, but it gives context to the country within Latin America and goes over everything from European settlement to its relationship with the United States.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4912\" style=\"width: 386px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/maria.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4912\" title=\"Maria, Jorge Isaacs\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/maria.jpg\" alt=\"Maria, Jorge Isaacs\" width=\"386\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/maria.jpg 386w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/maria-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria, Jorge Isaacs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Maria, Jorge Isaacs<\/strong><br \/>\nA tragically romantic novel about Mar\u00eda and her cousin Efra\u00edn who fall in love before Efra\u00edn leaves for Bogot\u00e1. The book follows the pair through their love and loss. It\u2019s the only novel Isaacs ever wrote but is an important part of Colombian literature. It\u2019s a must-read before visiting the region of Valle del Cauca which is less than 40km from <a title=\"FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cali \u2013 Colombia\u2019s Sizzling Salsa Capital\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/11\/from-the-archives-cali-colombias-sizzling-salsa-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cali<\/a>. Visit the Hacienda El Para\u00edso which was the setting for the novel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4908\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/rosariotijeras.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4908\" title=\"Rosario Tijeras, Jorge Franco\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/rosariotijeras.jpg\" alt=\"Rosario Tijeras, Jorge Franco\" width=\"252\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/rosariotijeras.jpg 252w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/rosariotijeras-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rosario Tijeras, Jorge Franco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Rosario Tijeras, Jorge Franco<\/strong><br \/>\nNot interested in magical realism or the romantic portrayal of Colombia, Jorge Franco\u2019s Rosario Tijeras is a raw account of <a title=\"The Unstoppable and Amazing City of Medellin \u2013 A Blogtrip Photo Essay\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/09\/the-unstoppable-and-amazing-city-of-medellin-a-blogtrip-photo-essay\/\">Medell\u00edn<\/a> in the late 80s-early 90s \u2013 the hitmen, the drug trade, the discotecas, the money and a woman, Rosia Tijeras, who\u2019s at the centre of it all. &#8216;The Colombian reality is so absurd and exaggerated that we do not have to invent,&#8221; says Jorge Franco. &#8221;It just tells itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4909\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/23884.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4909\" title=\"The General in his Labyrinth, Gabriel Garcia Marquez\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/23884.jpg\" alt=\"The General in his Labyrinth, Gabriel Garcia Marquez\" width=\"292\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/23884.jpg 292w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/23884-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The General in his Labyrinth, Gabriel Garcia Marquez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The General in his Labyrinth, Gabriel Garcia Marquez<\/strong><br \/>\nA historical novel about the liberator Simon Bolivar and his final trip along the <a title=\"Colombia Travel, Both Magic and Real: On the Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez Trail\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/05\/colombia-travel-both-magic-and-real-on-the-gabriel-garcia-marquez-trail\/\" target=\"_blank\">Magdalena River<\/a> to <a title=\"Santa Marta\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/03\/santa-marta\/\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Marta<\/a>. Although it is a fictional tale of the historical figure, it is an historical account of the Liberator in his final moments.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4924\" style=\"width: 187px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/The_United_States_of_Air_by_JMPorup_cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4924\" title=\"The United States of Air, J.M. Porup\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/The_United_States_of_Air_by_JMPorup_cover-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"The United States of Air, J.M. Porup\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/The_United_States_of_Air_by_JMPorup_cover-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/The_United_States_of_Air_by_JMPorup_cover-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/The_United_States_of_Air_by_JMPorup_cover.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The United States of Air, J.M. Porup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The United States of Air, J.M. Porup<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmporup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">J.M. Porup<\/a> is the author of the Lonely Planet 5th edition on Colombia. Now he&#8217;s quit writing guide books and got onto political satire, and this is him at his biting best. It might not be specifically about Colombia, but it touches upon important issues in the country, and is heavily influenced by the author&#8217;s time in Colombia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2330\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/footprint-guide-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2330\" title=\"Footprint Travel Guides' Colombia Handbook\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/footprint-guide-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Footprint Travel Guides' Colombia Handbook\" width=\"200\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/footprint-guide-cover.jpg 200w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/footprint-guide-cover-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Footprint Travel Guides&#8217; Colombia Handbook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Footprint Travel Guides, Colombia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, if these books have inspired some <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\" target=\"_blank\">travels through Colombia<\/a>, or anywhere else in Latin America, then the next thing to do is go through the Footprint Travel Guides. Their writers have a passion for travel which is reflected in their guidebooks, so start searching through their pages and get route-planning!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4927\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/voragine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4927\" title=\"La voragine\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/voragine.jpg\" alt=\"La voragine\" width=\"160\" height=\"238\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La voragine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>La voragine, Jose Euestasio Rivera<br \/>\n<\/strong>La vor\u00e1gine, the only novel by Jos\u00e9 Eustasio Rivera, considered a classic of world literatura, the novel chronicles the adventures of the poet Arturo Cava and his lover Alicia, passion and revenge framed in the plains and the Amazon jungle where the two lovers flee society, and expose the harsh life of the settlers and Indians enslaved during the rubber boom. (Suggestion sent by Tigre of Bogota Brilliance &#8211; Thanks!)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What books would you recommend?<\/p>\n<p>Happy reading!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sarah<strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon.com Widgets &nbsp; For 15 more books to read before visiting Colombia click here. Like so many people, I first fell in love with Colombian through the pages of a book. No prizes for guessing which book it was either. 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