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Live from Medellín, It's Saturday Night: World Cup Dispatches from Colombia

Joseph and Kade check in after Colombia's rout of Greece in their first World Cup match.
All photos by the authors

For the first time in 16 years, Colombia returned to the world stage with a dominating 3-0 win over Greece and holy shit did it get live in the area around Medellín's Parque Lleras.

Aguardiente flowed from the box and flour was thrown by the handful, as singing and dancing and really intense hugs filled the streets and bars—and you, wait, did they win the World Cup already? That was just the first game, right?

The picture of the girl with the flag is a little blurry because, well, the night got a little blurry. See you next time.

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Joseph Swide and Kade Krichko are traveling throughout Colombia during the World Cup. You can follow their travels even closer on Twitter here and here.