The local delicacy

Rafting

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March 20th 2006
Unbelievable but true I went to the white water rafting capital of Colombia. Ok San Gil is the only place in Colombia where you can go rafting but we won’t be picky will we. The other reason why I thought of stopping in San Gil was that it nicely breaks up the 20 hour bus ride to the coast. Didn’t expect much from the town but I liked it very much. It is not that big (30.000), very clean (whic ... read more

South America » Colombia » San Gil

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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