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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]
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] Blog: what its like to cross the street in bogota...
Date: June 30th 2009
well first of all you have to run across and pray to God that those lovely yellow taxis and the gentlemen driving them will not make you into a pancake! (I really hope my insurance is sufficient!:)) continuing.... what it feels like to be in Bogota, Colombia.... it is a sweet mixture of Spain and its leftover colonial haciendas, mixed with uber-chic modernity (feels like I am in Northern Europe) w ... read more
Date: June 30th 2009
well first of all you have to run across and pray to God that those lovely yellow taxis and the gentlemen driving them will not make you into a pancake! (I really hope my insurance is sufficient!:)) continuing.... what it feels like to be in Bogota, Colombia.... it is a sweet mixture of Spain and its leftover colonial haciendas, mixed with uber-chic modernity (feels like I am in Northern Europe) w ... read more
