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Colombia so far...

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July 29th 2007
So I've been in Colombia for 2 weeks now and realised you faithful readers are none the wiser. Is it all Cocaine, Guns and Shakira?? Not quite but then there is no smoke without fire... Cocaine is everywhere but no more than in London except at far cheaper prices. Also the idea of doing a line in the toilet is clearly a European one, the Colombians use the "divot". The Colombian divot is when ... read more

South America » Colombia » Bogota

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more