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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: Colombia- north
Date: August 31st 2009
My journey through South America began with a whopper of a city. Cartagena. Wow. The beauty, the history...Perfect start to an amazing continent. To give a brief history, Cartagena was founded in 1533 and became the main Spanish port on the Caribbean and after a ton of pirate attacks, the Spaniards constructed elaborate walls all around the town and a chain of forts to protect it. The walls a ... read more
Date: August 31st 2009
My journey through South America began with a whopper of a city. Cartagena. Wow. The beauty, the history...Perfect start to an amazing continent. To give a brief history, Cartagena was founded in 1533 and became the main Spanish port on the Caribbean and after a ton of pirate attacks, the Spaniards constructed elaborate walls all around the town and a chain of forts to protect it. The walls a ... read more
