The hostel cat decided to sleep with me most nights

Into Thin Air

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August 15th 2012
After getting back from our Panamanian Adventure, Haley took a few days to head to Tayronna National Park (located a few hours away), while I stayed in Cartagena to take care of business. Ahem getting a blood test and getting that Colombian ID sorted out. Luckily, it all went swimmingly. The same guy was working as the last time I was there and remembered me. He switched my A+ blood type in the sy ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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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