Mangostino

Colombia, a la orden

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May 20th 2012
In the seven weeks we've spent in Colombia - on its idyllic beaches, in its cloud-shrouded forests and on its nutty buses - we've both fallen in love with this beautiful, raucous, colourful, overwhelmingly welcoming country. It's extraordinary to think that barely a couple of decades ago, many Colombians were effective prisoners in their cities and towns, unable to venture out into the ... 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