After sipping the bad margarita

Medellin - Best overall city in Colombia

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June 18th 2010
Now that we have explored many places in Colombia and have moved south to Ecuador, we can easily agree that Medellin was the best overall city in Colombia. I'm now so far behind in writing the blogs that I'm going to try to be brief about Medellin, even though we spent nearly a week there. So, a quick list of all the things we loved about the city... 1. The Metro- Medellin is the only city in Col ... 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