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Background: 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 by funds from the drug trade. Although the violence is deadly and large swaths of the countryside are under guerrilla influence, the movement lacks the military strength or popular support necessary to overthrow the government. An anti-insurgent army of paramilitaries has grown to several thousand strong in recent years, challenging the insurgents for control of territory and the drug trade, and also the government's ability to exert its dominion over rural areas. While Bogota steps up efforts to reassert government control throughout the country, neighboring countries worry about the violence spilling over their borders.




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Areas in : Sante Fe De Antioquia (4)

Colombia es pasion! Colombia is passion!
October 31st 2009  South America » Colombia » Antioquia
Hola my friends! This is a bit shorter blog that I saved 2months ago, but I think it is still worth publishing it. Travelling with Eduardo aka "el mexicano" is like travelling with a local guy ... 14 photos [full story]

Rumba Time
57 days ago: deankay2 published a blog
Rumba Time
August 15th 2009  South America » Colombia » Antioquia » Sante Fe De Antioquia
We had read about a nice Colonial town of Santa Fe de Antioquia, only a short distance from Medellin but at a lower altitude (600m) so we were in for some warmer weather. On depature from the bus (we ... 31 photos [full story]


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A temple to time
narrow side streets of Santa Fe De Antioquia, Colombia

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