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December 16th 2007
Just finished our trip in colombia started in Cartenega on the carribean coast , nice old colonial town and hot , narrow streets and lots of shops ! stayed in a great little hostal called hotel marlin really freindly and loads of information , then on to Santa Marta about an 8 hour bus trip along the coast , a small town with a beach that looked at the port nice ! onlystayed for a couple of ... 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