Salt Cathedral

WE North of Bogota

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September 22nd 2009
This week-end I went to a town north of Bogota called Zipaquira, with Carolina and Felipe. This place is actually Colombias number one tourist site, but I can tell you that there did not seem to be any other mochilas there than me. Carolina told me that people just stared at me - I guess I am quite spectacular with my blonde hair, blue eyes, being 10cm taller than everyone ;o) However, noone is r ... read more

South America » Colombia » Villa de Leyva

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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