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Long Story Short: Latin American resilience

Peak Web October 4, 2026

By: Dani Carmack, News Writer My mom was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. A city on the Caribbean coast that’s known for its world-famous Carnival and household names like Shakira and Sofía Vergara. My mom graduated high school at 15, which is something I almost mirrored her in by graduating high school at 16. She attended la Universidad Del Norte in her hometown out of high school, but just like me she longed for more out of her life. Maybe it’s something that runs in the family, that feeling of knowing the world has more to offer than what’s in front…

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SFU economics professor found dead in Colombia

Peak Web January 4, 2019

By: Michelle Gomez, News Team Member Three weeks after going missing in Colombia, SFU economics professor Ramazan “Ramo” Gencay was found dead.      Gencay travelled to Colombia to attend seminars at the EAFIT university (universidad escuela de administración y…

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