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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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By mars3
August 21st 2006

the most beautiful women in Columbia!!!

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Botero´s work- Public sculptures

16th August- 21st August Concreted on every man´s mind as you travel through Colombia...Medellin, said to have the most beautiful women in Colombia! it certainly did not dissapoint!!!! the women here are slim, big busted, fair or tanned...no doubt many of them had gone under the knife! There was definitely plenty of eye candy everywhere! Medellin itself was a beautiful city, surrounded by blowing mountains. We stayed near the heart of the Zona Rosa region, where all the clubs and bars were. Our hostel, called Casa Kiwi, was also the first time that i had ever come across a place filled [View Full Entry]

Botero´s work- The Death Of Pablo Escobar

By pink mona
August 15th 2006

GLOBAL VILLAGE

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GLOBAL VILLAGE

GLOBAL VILLAGE CAME AND WENT...but the memories remain..it was an AIESEC event sponsored by EAFIT and on EAFIT premises...15 countries, with flags, food, laptop presentations, books, leaflets, pictures, press, cameras, reporters.....and of course, representatives of 15 different countries!Germany, New Zealand, Romania, Mexico, Colombia, England,South Coreea...it was a lot of work and a lot of fun. I wanted to do something typical Romanian ...traditional dish...but what? SARMALE? well...Romanians will know what I am talking about, but most of the others no and besides I lack any cooking skills [View Full Entry]

By CheekyPee
July 11th 2006

FARC off.

South America » Colombia » Medellin

Paying my Respects to Pablo
In one of my 'I´m a rich foreigner, please rape and mug me' T-shirts that I occasionally have to use as a last resort.

Woah, what a title! So many different levels! What? Have I been abducted? No, I just thought, you know... sometimes along comes something that's pithy, terse and succinct, and that's too damn good not to use. Oh come on! You'd have done the same. Anyway, it's better than this entry's working title "Colombia, Backpack, Graham". Hmmm, is it too late to start again? Colombia! Crash! Backpack! Bang! Graham! Wallop! No, wait... too much explosive energy in the first six words methinks. This entry's in danger of climax [View Full Entry]

By pink mona
July 8th 2006

Medellin

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medellin
this is sooooo sweeeet!!!!

I left Santa Marta on a rainy cloudy day, not sure if I would make it on time for the terminal... well...I finally got there dragging the biggest suitcase mankind has ever seen or produced.. the bus had to leave at 6.30 pm. Of course we left at 7.00 pm...it is after all, Colombia!! :))... the trip was long, waaaaaay too long, we got to Medellin at 12.00 am on Thursday...2 guys came and picked me up, we had lunch and I left my things at Arturo s place...the Mexican guy, and we went to se the university..EAFIT, the language center [View Full Entry]

By Marchelko
June 21st 2006

Buenos Didly Dias Amigos!

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The Gang
Here are most of Erik's wedding guests from the U.S.

Greetings Friends! Sayard and I are in Medellin, Colombia. Those of you familiar with the history of cocaine and the drug war will recognize the name right away. Internet access here is not readily available to us, so the next posting will likely come next week from Quito, Ecuador. Our activities can be summed up in a word: Party Harty. The Colombians are party fanatics! There are no closed container laws here. If you want a beer, anytime, just pop one open. And if you don't have a beer, no worries, there is usually a guy walking around with a keg [View Full Entry]

By Hayley
June 18th 2006

Colombian coffee... mmmm

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Coffee Beans
Pre Roasted!!!

We arrived at the capital city of Colombia, Bogota on a Saturday, well timed for a party! We went out clubbing til the morning, with the Colombians, at renaissance, I was in awe of all the beautiful people, very very beautiful. Bogota was a nice city, but it really didn't stop raining while we were there, and it was quite chilly. We were glad to leave for sunnier climes, to the city of Medellin. We arrived at our hostel in Medellin, and were surprised to see we were the only girls in a hostel full of guys, also surprised to find [View Full Entry]

By Paul
May 9th 2006

Beautiful beaches to beautiful cities

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Great for relaxation

Parque Nacional Tayrona is an absolute utopia of stunning beaches. Tropical green mountains brimming with wildlife keep watch over deep Caribbean bays with pristine white-sand beaches littered only by massive boulders and shade-yielding palm trees. The hike in is like walking into the pages of a National Geographic. After a 3 hour hike, I eventually arrived to a camp site situated on the third beach from the entrance. The fascinating beauty of the hike was still distracting and added to the confusion as I arrived… I had missed the camp site and instead stumbled upon an Israeli re [View Full Entry]

By Ralph2006
April 9th 2006

Medellin

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Happy birthday to me
Yes yes I got a year older again. Don’t worry this is not the highlight of the celebration afterwards we went out.

Medellin was once considered one of the most dangerous city in the world for its size, and had a highly disproportional murder rate. It was the home of the Medellin drug cartel which was lead by Pablo Escobar. The drug Cartel and Pablo virtually took over the city in the late 1980's and early 1990's. He was quite popular with the locals as he built hospitals and public housing for the poor and once even was elected to a seat in the Colombian congress. He turned himself in at one stage as he was hunted by the Colombian military (the ones [View Full Entry]

This was the average look of the girls in a normal bar.

By RalphOnTour
April 9th 2006

Medellin

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By evan b
March 28th 2006

The Magic of Medellin

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Medellin bus

I have just spent the last 4 days in Medellin and my time there was truly fantastic. Medellin is Colombia's second largest city with a population of over 2 million. Situated at 1540m in a deep valley with shantytown barrios covering the slopes, the city is known for its eternal spring weather. Medellin is also an industrial city of little "tourist attractions" but the overall vibe makes up for it and then some. The locals are extemely warm and welcoming to everyone and they often went out of their way to make my stay that much better. Friday morning I took [View Full Entry]

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