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San Agustin - Archeological Capital of Colombia

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January 13th 2010
I have to tell you about my bus trip to San Agustin. It is a 5-8 hours bus trip from the nearest city linked to the Panamerican highway, Popayan, and the road is in really bad shape (not European bad, but South America bad...). So you end up sitting in a small, uncomfortable bus, bumping up and down for 5-8 hours... I had breakfast in a restaurant at the bus station, while waiting for the bus. ... read more

South America » Colombia » San Agustin

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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