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Hiking in Choachin

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May 23rd 2012
Some photos of another weekend day-trip to the mountains, this time around a village about one hour to the east of Bogotá. I managed to convince a few others to come with this time, which is a good thing seeing as James (who came with me last time) is out of action for the foreseeable future having had surgery to fix a twisted knee! The weather wasn't as good as last time, I think we were s ... 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