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.
April 30th 2008South America » Colombia » Bogota Wow I´m supposed to be partaking in a game of cards at the moment but I feel I should tell you a tad bit about my time in Columbia. It´s been great from start to finish. The thing that I noticed mos ... 23 photos[full story]
April 24th 2008South America » Colombia » Bogota After a 10 hour daytime busride from Cali we arrived around 8 PM in Bogota. Our Footprint travelguide recommended a good hostel in the Candelaria area, called Platypus. What a shithole this was!!! We ... 4 photos[full story]
April 22nd 2008South America » Colombia » Bogota Our expectations surpassed ten-fold, we ended our three week journey through Ecuador with an overland border crossing to Colombia. Yes Mom, Colombia. Colombia is a country that was not even on our r ... 81 photos[full story]
April 19th 2008South America » Colombia » Bogota Zo, het heeft even geduurd maar ik ben weer ontsnapt aan het dagelijkse leven in Nederland.
Er is best veel gebeurd het afgelopen anderhalf jaar. Ik ben onder andere tot mijn eigen verbazing met veel ... [full story]
March 27th 2008South America » Colombia » Bogota
Hola Chicos & Chicas
So I am back on the air typing this blog of Colombian adventures while I am here in Ecuador!
S.A has been interesting so far and I am enjoying the ride, even though some ... 2 photos[full story]
February 6th 2007South America » Colombia » Bogota With only one day in Bogotá there wasn't much time for sight seeing but after meeting a few really cool peeps I decided that there wasn't anything else to do other than commiserate my last day in Colu ... [full story]
March 7th 2008South America » Colombia » Bogota and how...
Seven million salutations to you all!!
I'll make this short. I'm doing my best to keep up...There's sexy parties come out of every parkway, pathway, roofway and highway....Been runni ... 8 photos[full story]
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