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Cartagena de Indias

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May 25th 2010
Hi everyone! We've switched climates and gone to extreme hot on the Carribean coast of Colombia, a city named Cartegena. I (Laura) had anticipated that this would be one of my favourite cities and I was right, it was a very unique and interesting city! Being on the coast, the city is surrounded by large stone walls used to protect the city from attacking pirates (in the past). The beach are ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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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