Lifestyle - Monday, July 7, 2008 20:21 - 9 Comments

Los Lagartos

I recently visited a country club in Bogotá called Los Lagartos (The Lizards). We drove for a solid half hour through a city full of people eking out a living by selling chips, cigarettes, cell phone chargers and juggling knives. Pulling up to large iron gates we were greeted by the usual private security found at every entrance in the city. They asked my friends aunt (Paquita) for her country club i.d. number and then we passed through to the fairy tail like surroundings. Driving into the main entrance we passed by a perfectly manicured golf course adjacent to a man made lake for water skiing. To the side of the road are flowers, and in the distance a tall concrete fence with electric wires on the top stands as a reminder to where one actually is. My jaw fell wide open as the multitude of amenities passed before my eyes.

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