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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]
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] Blog: Exploring the Athens of South America
Date: February 22nd 2011
Although I’ve been living in Bogotá for about a month now, I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of experiencing all that this city has to offer—but this past weekend, I finally got a chance to do some exploring. Spanning a whopping 612 square miles and filled with over 7 million inhabitants, Bogotá is physically larger than New York City and has nearly the same population. In oth ... read more
Date: February 22nd 2011
Although I’ve been living in Bogotá for about a month now, I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of experiencing all that this city has to offer—but this past weekend, I finally got a chance to do some exploring. Spanning a whopping 612 square miles and filled with over 7 million inhabitants, Bogotá is physically larger than New York City and has nearly the same population. In oth ... read more
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