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Medellin heartbreak

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December 16th 2009
After hours of late flights, I finally arrived in Medellin, the infamous city of the Colombian (FORMER) drug cartel, and the Escobars, and in Chritsmas, one of the most lit up cities in the world. I split the one hour long taxi with a guy I had met on the plane, and arrived at the rather luxurious hostel Oscar had booked. Wow… after 10 months of travelling I would finally see the handsome face ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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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