Border Cities

Border City Secrets: A Local's Guide to Navigating Cúcuta, Colombia

Standing at the edge of Colombia's northeastern frontier, Cúcuta exists in fascinating duality – a border city pulsing with commerce yet largely overlooked by international travelers. *Watashi no obāchan* (my grandmother) always said border towns hold the most authentic stories,...

Cross-Border Culture: How Colombian and Venezuelan Traditions Blend in Cúcuta

Standing at the Simón Bolívar International Bridge, sweat trickling down my back in the tropical heat, I watched as hundreds of people flowed between Colombia and Venezuela. Some carried bags of groceries, others pushed wheelbarrows of merchandise, and many simply...