• How to Buy Real Estate in Colombia - Gone Native Podcast Ep. 20
    Mar 19 2024

    Lina and I are in Choachí, Cundinamarca this week, talking about the experience we had looking for property to buy in Colombia. My idea was to buy a piece of cheap land and build a house on it, which has been an adventure a year and a half in the making so far. Nothing is built yet, but we’re getting close to breaking ground.

    We also talk about the Spanish cargo/treasure ship, the galeón San José, sunk in 1708 by British pirates, off the coast of Cartagena. Colombia, other South American countries, indigenous groups, American treasure hunters, and even the Spanish government are getting involved.

    This week on the podcast:

    1:12 - Buying land in Colombia

    39:55 - San José galleon (sunken Spanish treasure ship)

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    54 mins
  • Latin Battle Royale for the San José Treasure Ship & Guyana's (Oil-Rich) Esequibo - LATAM Roundup Ep. 5
    Mar 10 2024
    Presenting the Gone Native weekly Latin America News Roundup for the week of March 10, 2024. See below for links to articles referenced in this episode.This week on the Roundup:* 00:47 - Intro, a little background on yours truly* 16:38 - LATAM headlines* 43:44 - Fight over the wreck of the San José galleon (Spanish treasure ship)* 47:42 - Venezuela and the battle for Guyana’s oilWatch the video version on YouTube.Read my recent article on the situation heating up between Guyana and Venezuela over the Esequibo region.Also check out my other articles on Substack.Subscribe to this podcast audio:* RSS* Apple* Spotify* Google / YouTubeFollow Gone Native on social media:* Facebook* Instagram* Twitter/X* LinkedInIf you have any tips on stories in the region I might have missed, something you would like me to comment on in future shows, or anything at all really, just drop me a line.You can get in touch through Substack, social media (@gonenativemedia on all platforms), or via my website: milesburke.netArticles referenced in this week’s roundup:* https://arkeonews.net/4750-year-old-megalithic-stone-plaza-discovered-in-the-high-andes-of-peru/* https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-markets-double-down-milei-investors-start-believe-2024-02-23/* https://fortune.com/2024/02/25/mexico-president-amlo-new-york-times-phone-number-son/* https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/02/22/thousands-of-americans-fall-prey-to-mexican-cartel-cjng-timeshare-scam/72695295007/* https://co.usembassy.gov/security-alert-reminder-of-the-continued-threat-of-crime-in-colombia/* https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/un-report-warns-governance-in-colombia-at-risk-from-armed-groups/* https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/chinas-security-engagement-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/* https://apnews.com/article/colombia-warlord-salvatore-mancuso-returns-234c80f02a3d734ef99240432ba7aa86* https://cambiocolombia.com/poder/mancuso-documento-prueba-uribe-extradito-porque-quiso* https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/world/americas/san-jose-galleon-shipwreck-treasure.html* https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-guyana-essequibo-territory-dispute-maduro-referendum-90a4f0f962a83620903987a68a7d39b0* https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67610200¡Saludos! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gonenative.substack.com
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  • Big Trouble in Little Guyana
    Mar 4 2024

    A few months ago, I started to hear rumblings about Nicolás Maduro, the erstwhile dictator of Venezuela, wanting his country to annex part of Guyana, the tiny and (until now) politically insignificant country bordering Venezuela to the east.

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  • Secret Military Islands, Lost Cities & Weaponizing Immigration - LATAM Roundup Ep. 4
    Feb 18 2024

    Presenting the Gone Native weekly LATAM Roundup for the week of February 18, 2024.

    This week on the Roundup:

    01:20 - Ancient cave art & lost cities in the Amazon

    05:42 - Update on South America wildfires

    09:35 - Emberá indigenous take over Bogotá’s National Park

    13:36 - Update on scopoloamine druggings

    15:47 - Secret U.S. military installation on Colombian Isla Gorgona

    20:15 - END THE DRUG WARS!

    22:46 - Cuba, Nicaragua & Venezuela (& China?) weaponizing immigration

    33:06 - Did Mexico’s AMLO take a $2 million bribe from the Sinaloa Cartel?

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    39 mins
  • Super Bowl Avocados by the Metric Ton + ATTEMPTED COUP in Colombia??
    Feb 11 2024

    Presenting the Gone Native LATAM Roundup for the week of February 11, 2024.

    This week on the Roundup:

    00:46 - The Gone Native philosophy & shenanigans in Davos

    10:45 - Super Bowl avocados by the thousands of tons

    29:05 - Gustavo Petro goes after the Colombian Supreme Court

    51:02 - The weaponization of immigration

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  • A Date with the Dark Side
    Feb 6 2024

    Listen to the audio version of my latest article, "A Date with the Dark Side" (17:08)

    Wanderlusty tourists beware: using dating apps in Colombia can get you drugged, robbed, kidnapped, assaulted, or even killed.

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  • Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia Are BURNING - LATAM Roundup Ep. 2
    Feb 5 2024

    Presenting the Gone Native weekly LATAM Roundup for the week of February 4, 2024.

    This week on the Roundup:

    00:56 - Wildfires calm in Colombia but surge in Chile

    06:10 - Javier Milei’s libertarian paradise unfolds

    07:54 - Ecuador smolders under narco-violence

    09:43 - “Take Back Our Border” takes back…a field in Texas?

    13:00 - My housekeeper requests asylum from doing my dishes

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    18 mins
  • Date Rape Drugs & Wildfires RAVAGE Colombia - LATAM Roundup Ep. 1
    Jan 28 2024

    Presenting the (very first!) Gone Native weekly Latin America News Roundup for the week of January 22, 2024.

    This week on the Roundup:

    01:54 - Wildfires RAVAGE Colombia

    12:40 - Date rape drugs run AMOK

    31:45 - Javier Milei BREAKS Argentina

    32:50 - Ecuador is ON FIRE

    34:45 - Migration continues to SURGE

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    I’m looking forward to doing a lot more of these shows in the future, both solo and with my intrepid co-host Lina Yucumá, as well as possibly guests and interviews down the line.

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    37 mins