Bus ride to Medellin

Cartagena

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July 2nd 2014
Our Arrival Our bus from Santa Marta arrived in the bus terminal at 12:10pm. Walk though the building and go out by the entrance where there is a big terminal sign over the road. This is where you can get a taxi or the bus stop is signed on the other side of the road. We caught a Metrocar bus that had 'Centro' on the front. It cost COP$1,700, pay the driver as you get on. It left at 12:2 ... 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