A statue immortalizing the tale of how the indigenous committed group suicide by jumping off the cliffs of Canon Chicamocha instead of surrendering and dying at the hands of the invading Spaniards.

San Gil

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October 20th 2008
I arrived to San Gil from Bogota on September 10th. It is now October 23rd and I am still here! Originally, I wasn't even going to go to San Gil. Instead of coming here from the coast like most other backpackers do, I went from the coast of Colombia to Medellin. Then I headed to Bogota and was planning to go directly on to Cali. However, when on the coast, I met many backpackers with stories o ... 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