Umbrella street; Cartagena

Top two Colombian cities reach for the stratosphere

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October 25th 2019
Even as a seasoned traveller, the first experience in an unfamiliar nation just has to be an episode worth treasuring, and in the case of a delayed flight to Medellin, Colombia, you might well be led to believe that this false start might not bode well for what was pending. Agreed, chopping half a day off a planned tourist itinerary is an irk in itself, but as Medellin revealed all of its individu ... read more

South America » Colombia

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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... ... read more