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Gringos of the Carribean

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March 17th 2012
Arriving in Santa Marta, from Bogota is a bit like walking from your house to entering an oven. To make matters hotter, bus drivers like to crank the AC to full blast just to make sure that the adjustment is that much harder. Arriving at our hostel was a very welcome event. Naps and sun were on the menu, with a side of Cerveza please. There is something about Colombia, an air of danger that fol ... 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