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Cartagena, Jewel of the Carribean

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October 2nd 2023
Saturday, Sept. 30 The flight from Medellín takes just under an hour and we arrive in Cartagena at 8.45pm. on exiting the airport we immediately take a taxi, state our destination, but along the way it becomes evident that the driver doesn’t have a clue where the hotel is. Finally he announces our arrival, but on attempting to check in are told “your hotel is not this one“ and the one you ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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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