It's all in the name, really: Cartagena de Indias. Probably the best-preserved colonial town in the whole of the Americas, and perhaps beyond. Likely setting of García Márquez's wonderful Love in the Time of Cholera. A place I've dreamt of seeing for years and years. And we're here! So, annoyingly, are the heads of state of almost every nation in North, Central and South America. Yes, it's the sixth Summit of the Americas. If you'd never heard of it before, the widely-publicised naughty behaviour of a few of Obama's trusted secret service agents - to summarise if you've been living in a dark hole these past few weeks: a group of these highly-trusted, black-suited, wraparound shade-wearing spooks thought it would be a good idea to contract the, erm, services of some pretty Colombian ladies for the
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