I’m guessing this piece of news isn’t going to really encourage anyone to visit Colombia, but as weird as it is, it could have happened anywhere:

Two clowns that participated in a circus act in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, on the border with Venezuela, were shot and killed by an unknown suspect, according to local authorities.

The victims, who worked for ‘El Circo del Sol’, situated in a working class neighborhood of Cúcuta, capital of the state of Norte de Santander, were doing a number for about 20 people when a man jumped into the arena and shot them in the head, said colonel José Humberto Henao, chief of the state police.

Perhaps even more interesting are the comments made by visitors to the site where I found this piece of news, many of which say they would “never go on vacation” to Colombia, precisely the problem Mala posted about yesterday. Many of the commenters (mostly Spaniards) have the perception that in South America and especially in Colombia, “la vida no vale nada”. It’s sad that people generalize entire populations based on problems that countries go through at certain times in their histories, but as Mala suggested yesterday, we are all a bit guilty of it.

Via / 20 Minutos