San Gil Valleys

Bucaramanga to Bogota, Colombia

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March 6th 2012
Sunday 26th Feb - Bucaramanga to San Gil In the morning before leaving I had a quick walk though town in search of some breakfast for us and was pleasantly surprised to see a nice, clean, orderly city. Something that wasn't a common occurence in central america. On the contrary to what I and I'm sure most people imagine of Colombia, the streets felt really safe and the place felt very c ... 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