Trip 6 Colombia 072

Cartagena Days 12 - 14

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December 1st 2010
After we had spent some time at the beach to recharge and get some clothes clean we moved West round the coast to Cartagena on the bus, it took 5 hours. The roads were flooded in part so it would normally be a quicker journey. Cartagena is a very old town (founded 1533) and historically was one of the most important ports in South America for slaves and technology coming in and gold and minerals r ... 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