Platypus

Bogota

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September 20th 2007
I have taken a quick decision not to go to the town of Cali and head for bogota, well to be truthful, I couldnt face getting up at 6am and walking 3kms with my ever increasing heavy backback. The town of Cali boasts the best salsa schools in Colombia, the most attractive girls and the new home of the drug cartels. Wont be missing that one! Bogota on the other hand is the capital of Colombia and it ... 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