Despite all the bad press about Colombia, we thought the country was fantastic. There's not a lot of tourism in the country yet so there isn't loads of tour companies offering trips everywhere, but that was a good thing, we just had time to wonder around enjoying the local atmosphere. The people were so friendly, which always makes you a bit wary at first in a new country, but you soon learn that they are genuinely being nice and genuinely wanted you to see their country. We only had two and half weeks there and started it by flying from Ecuador up to the Caribbean Coast to the city of Cartagena. A gorgeous old restored town where we just spent 5 days wondering around the streets, beaches and sitting around, it was a beautiful place. You
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