Banco de la Republicia Bibliotea

Inside this museum I learnt that the Spanish arrived in Colombia in 1500 and 75 years of fighting followed. There were some beautiful examples of the gold jewellery the Tayrona people made in one of the exhibits.

Santa Marta

June 23rd 2012
The city of Santa Marta, situated on the shores of the Caribbean, was founded in 1525. It is also where Simon Bolivar died in 1830. Prior to the takeover of the country by the Spanish there were various indigenous groups living in the area including the Tayrona and after whom the Tayrona National Park, which is close to Santa Marta, has been named. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is the highest m ... read more

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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

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