The narrow streets of the old city.

Taking it easy in Cartegena.

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January 9th 2010
The above panaramic photo is from one of the squares in the walled city. Centuries ago boatloads of slaves were brought here and traded. It's funny, unlike back home down here nobody ever talks about the weather and that's because it's always the same....Hot and Sunny. The kind of weather that makes you just want to sit around a pool and read a good book. So that's pretty much all we've been d ... 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