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Cartagena wedding (1)

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December 27th 2010
Our arrival into Colombia commenced the wedding part of the trip. We flew into Bogota and spent the weekend with Patty’s dad running errands and picking up wedding clothes, including Patty’s wedding dress that she had bought in Brisbane but left at her dad’s place while we travelled through South America. A couple of Patty’s friends also organised a party in her honour to celebrate the u ... read more

South America » Colombia

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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