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Meredith Aska McBride | Thu, Jan 24th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, meredith aska mcbride, epa, miami megaplan, alcatraz, bible tax, bullfights columbia, navajos, desert rock, plastic bags | 0
At Amateur Bullfights in Colombia, Alcohol and Blood Flow Freely
“ ‘I recognize that one cannot avoid the comparison with the Roman Colosseum,’ said Inis Amador, a lawyer who helped revive Sincelejo’s corralejas in the late 1990s. They were discontinued in 1980, when more than 200 people died after a wooden arena collapsed, crushing spectators gathered under the stands.
“ ‘But why do some cultures race automobiles or climb Himalayan mountains or box each other to a pulp?’ Mr. Amador,…
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