View of San Gil from the cross on the mnt

Sweating cajones in San Gil

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May 11th 2010
Whew man! It´s hot here in San Gil! A huge difference from Bogota, where we were wearing our fleece jackets every day. However, it´s our last day here because tonight we will take an overnight bus up to Taganga, a hippie fishing village on the Carribbean coast. It´s supposed to be even hotter there, but at least we´ll be on the beach! Over the past couple days, we... ...Have been rafting ... read more

South America » Colombia » San Gil

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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