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.
May 9th 2008South America » Colombia » Santa Marta The guy who does Jean Luc’s spanish voice dub is a poor replacement for the sonorous manliness of Patrick Stewart. I think facebook status updates are not the most appropriate place to express ... 4 photos[full story]
April 21st 2008South America » Colombia » Santa Marta Adam and I bought a couch because, to be perfectly honest, we needed someplace to sit. I’m pretty sure the slipping pass to Chalmers for the game tying three only happened because Jors Adam and ... 7 photos[full story]
April 7th 2008South America » Colombia » Santa Marta I went skinny dipping in the ocean recently and saw my junk surrounded by phosphorescent algae. It was the most beautiful thing ever. If you aren’t part of my family take a second and picture ... 6 photos[full story]
February 4th 2007South America » Colombia » Santa Marta What can I say other than Taganga turned out to be a disappointing experience for me. Taganga is only 15minutes away form Santa Marta and is the sort of place where people go for 2 days and end up bei ... 3 photos[full story]
January 27th 2007South America » Colombia » Santa Marta Santa Marta is 6 hours around the coast from Cartagena and can not compete with its old city but is the gateway to paradise (Tayrona National Park). We had a brief stop over here but soon moved on to ... 5 photos[full story]
January 29th 2007South America » Colombia » Santa Marta Oh my life, what can I say other thanparadise. Under normal circumstances I would let the pictures do the talking but as per usual this was not an uneventful trip. ... 12 photos[full story]
March 17th 2008South America » Colombia » Santa Marta » Ciudad Perdida Well, this was actually the main reason why i ventured to central america and down to Colombia.... For those who dont wanna travel to Colombia because of stories they have heard, harden the fuck up ha ... 28 photos[full story]
February 25th 2008South America » Colombia » Santa Marta Although I think it's fairly empty saber rattling from a head of state with some real domestic problems on his hands hoping to distract his masses I won't let it stop me from personally declaring war ... 7 photos[full story]
February 17th 2008South America » Colombia » Santa Marta
So off we go to Santa Marta or better yet...according to my guidebook - El Rodadero, which is the touristy district close to Santa Marta. As the main bus drops us off at the bus terminal. We te ... 15 photos[full story]
February 1st 2008South America » Colombia » Santa Marta Carnival is tomorrow, I'm sure I'll have a number of madcap stories to tell you after. Us teachers are planning some costumes that would be stunningly unPC and any pictures will pretty much prevent m ... 3 photos[full story]
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