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Soacha

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November 18th 2010
Sorry for the delay! Been overwhelmed and couldnt be bothered to update, but here it is! I was there on Tuesday and today: these are my first impressions. Its a 1 to 2 hour ride to Soacha on a 'casual bus', buses that have a route but will pick up and drop off people anywhere along the way. Soacha is a reservation for displaced people from all over the country due to the ongoing war against ... 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