Simon Bolivar

Out of the frying pan into the frio....Bogota

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May 5th 2010
Just as I was adjusting to the delicious sultry heat of Cartagena, I had to leave. As gorgeous as it was, unfortunately I couldn't stay there forever. Leaving Cartagena was hilarious. My taxi driver to the airport, Manuel, spent more time looking at me (in the back seat) than he did at the road with rapid fire questioning: do you have a boyfriend? are you married? do you have children? how c ... read more

South America » Colombia » Bogota

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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