Bogota

Bogota

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November 5th 2005
It´s not that bad. I don´t know what all the fuss is about. Yes, 7 million people, and yes, a little pollution but no worse than any other SA city and it certainly doesn´t feel over-crowded, well nothing does compared to London. It´s 2,600m high but it felt like sea level to me, being the pro that I am. Snowdonia, let me laugh in its face. In Bogota, transport is craked with busetas going e ... read more

South America » Colombia » Bogota

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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