Popayan

Popayán

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August 28th 2012
I went to a city yesterday called Popayán. It is a city of about 500,000 located in the mountains south of Cali. My family and I went to some hot springs nearby with some family friends. The few pictures I took (on the cell phone of my host family-- my camera's battery died and I need to buy a charger) say it all. ... read more

South America » Colombia » Popayan

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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