Old Town!

Cartagena!

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August 18th 2008
Ola!! OK this entry is going to be much much shorter..... i promise!!! :o) Been in Cartagena for over a week now and i absolutely love it... hence why im having trouble leaving! Staying in a really cool hostel, have met so many amazing people and made lots of friends and the town is really beautiful! Got here last Sunday after getting the overnight bus from Medellin! Came on my own as Pao ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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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