Wednesday, April 9, 2025

guaceria: tomb raiding or looting?

Though 'tomb raider' is the more common term in English (for a guacero) I like tomb looting better because raiding has a more positive connotation. What do you think? This podcast about mummies in Colombia got me thinking about this. Emily Hart speaks to archaeologist Daniella Betancourt and I noticed that Daniella kept calling it looting. Highly recommend the Colombia Calling podcast and Emily's weekly Colombia headlines in English (both in writing and audio). I get them in my whatsapp and appreciate getting the nudge to listen there.