Cartagena

Cartagena - 04-07 Mar 2014

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March 7th 2014
Tuesday 4th March (Odyssey Day 116) Today was another late start as we travelled from Barranquilla to Cartagena. We departed at 1045 since it is only a few hours’ drive and there is no point in getting there too early as we wouldn’t be able to check in. As it turned out, Steve beat us to Cartagena and will re-join the group now after a month away trav ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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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