« BackThe Traffic Mimes of Bogotáatlasobscura.comSubmitted by IgorPartola 5 days ago
  • smusamashah 32 minutes ago

    Found this video https://youtu.be/6YcK05z--n8 wish there were more and as interesting as the pictures in this article

    • chasil an hour ago

      I have photographs from the Poblado district of Medellín, Colombia of a man who had strung a tightrope between two lightpoles of a side street, and tightwalked them carrying hoops and bowling pins that he juggled while cars passed below.

      Anyone trying this in the U.S. would be arrested, so it was surprising to see. I wonder how the insurance works.

      • shanekandy an hour ago

        I have enjoyed Atlas Obscura for 15 years probably, but the site is now unusable on my phone unless I’m at home on the pi-hole. I can’t get halfway through an article without the page reloading, shifting boxes, and various other things that make it literally impossible to finish reading. What is the point

        • jp191919 2 hours ago

          >blistering Colombian sun.

          I'm pretty sure the sun is never "blistering" in Bogota.

          • ciroduran an hour ago

            Bogotá is 4 degrees north of the equator. Its climate is a bit temperate due to being in a high altitude plateau. But you better wear sunscreen anyway under tropical sun.

            • sophacles an hour ago

              It's at an altitude of 8500+ ft - UV is much stronger and the sunburns can be bad if you're not prepared.

              • dylan604 34 minutes ago

                Why are you so sure? What information do you have that leads you to be that sure?