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The Cali Hills Are Ablaze

http://www.elpais.com.co/paisonline/multimedia/galerias.php?id=4493

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The fire is threatening the northern barrios and hillside residential areas.
Incendios no dan tregua
"Una verdadera emergencia ambiental se vivió en la capital del Valle del Cauca luego de que el fuego arrasara amplias zonas de Golondrinas, Chipichape, Vía al Mar y Cristo Rey. Alerta."

By Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) on Sep 6, 2009, 03:14 in Friendly Talkzone.

Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Sep 6, 2009, 04:34:

That´s what you get when you denude the foothills of any trace of original forest so cows can graze.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 6, 2009, 04:42:

Aren't you living in the area of grassfires on the hills?

Yes, I agree, I always thought it was a shame how the foothills were totally devoid of forest and painted with advertising.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 6, 2009, 06:21:

Se van pa Barranquilla, just like El Caimán, of course.

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Sep 6, 2009, 07:29:

Desi no, I´m above all that.

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whitewidow says on Sep 6, 2009, 08:07:

forest fires in the colombian highlands - odd

I'm no doper! I just play one on TV.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 6, 2009, 08:18:

It's grass fires, there's no forest left on those hills, hasn't been for a long time.

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Sam Salmon says on Sep 6, 2009, 09:09:

Seen the same thing in Antioquia-people destroy the environment and then it turns around and bites them in the ass.

' a la orden!'

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jpseast says on Sep 6, 2009, 20:22:

It took me a good while to sweep the ashes and clean my pool it rained ashes and crispy pine needles all night...a little burned sugar cane is normal but this was over the top....waiting for the rainy season..

Life's A Gift

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amnj says on Sep 6, 2009, 21:25:

I was there on Aug 20 and my colleagues took me to Dapa ( a restaurant up them hills). On our way up a fire broke out on the right side of the road. We went to the restaurant any way but could see the fire down there. No fire crew came??? My Colombian banker colleague shrugged it off. I was scared as wild dry bush was all around and it was windy. However, after an hour or so the fire went out and we drove back.

Amazingly the next evening I wen to Kilometro 18, other side of Cali, it was all lush green. Cali is strange.

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