Minca - Las Piedras

Taganga to Minca

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February 23rd 2010
Caught a minibus to Santa Marta at 7 am (15 min, 1,200 COP) and then a taxi for the half hour trip up to Minca ($5,000 COP each). Paved road with potholes, pretty steep and with lots of sharp turns. The taxi would stall in low gear so we had a Mario Andretti drive up the hills. Arrived about 8:30 in one piece, and so did the taxi, suprisingly enough. Minca is a small town surrounded by jungle. ... read more

South America » Colombia » Santa Marta

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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