Taking refuge with my new friend on a bridge

Medellin, Colombia´s Progressive City

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June 24th 2010
Last night was a hilarious adventure trying to get to the bus terminal in Cartagena to catch our 11 hour overnight bus to Medellin. I was determined to take a regular bus since we managed to take the bus coming into the center and a taxi was 10 times more expensive. I don´t like taking taxis...I want to travel around the city like the locals travel around the city. So we packed our packs up a ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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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