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The sultry sounds of a Colombian gem

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September 2nd 2007
Cartagena pulsates with a rhythm unlike any other. As I stood on the balcony of our lustful hotel, couples made out on the couch in the darkened loungeroom while they waited for rooms that were rented by the hour. Across the road, pimps hawked the scantily clad young girls outside the door of a conspicuous brothel. Along the path, a man sat on the sidewalk and worked on smashing open a safe. N ... 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