Botanical Gardens, San Gil

Up, Up and Away

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June 4th 2008
Arriving in Santa Marta on the back of a ´mototaxi´with the wind blowing through our hair was probably nicer than your run of the mill cab, and made a change. Si wanted to take a photo of me on the bike in my tin soldier helmet, but I´m afraid I wouldn´t let him. We spent our afternoon in Santa Marta up to not much. Its the oldest town in Colombia, and where Simon Bolivar, liberator of nort ... read more

South America » Colombia » San Gil

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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