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Colombia Part Two

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September 10th 2009
Hello all, Picking up where I left off during my last entry . . . we flew to Cartegena, which is a beautiful city on the Carribean coast of Colombia. We spent an afternoon there walking around, checking out the beautiful architecture of the city. All the buildings in the old town are very colourful and Spanish-influence. After walking around the old town, we went to go see the fort that the ... read more

South America » Colombia

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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