Bienvenidos a Colombia! Current status: Hungover, going through Fort Knox airport security, sleepy, dry. Last week we flew from Lima to Bogota. It's actually quite gutting thinking about how much we've missed in Peru and are going to miss in Colombia because of our fear of getting on another bus. Once again, thanks Bolivia, thanks a lot! South America's specialty is putting its capitals on top of big mountains and Bogotá is no exception, set at 2600m. After numerous conversations about FARC, kidnappings, cartels, crime, how much the country has changed, how dangerous it actually still is, we could not help but feel slightly apprehensive when first stepping out the airport. We stayed in La Candelaria which is the historic artsy part and the first thing you notice is the number of police and security guards
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