Cartagena Street

Cartagena - Taganga

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June 2nd 2008
We got off our overnight bus from Medillin to Cartagena and got a taxi to the main plaza, Plaza Santo Domingo, in the old town of Cartagena. The old town is easy to recognise as it´s the first part that doesn´t look like a shanty town. Niamh sat down for a coffee and minded the bags while I headed off with the assistance of one of the locals looking for a room for a few nights. The idea being he ... 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