Casa de Nicolaus where we stayed about 10 minutes drive from the square

Travelling Shoes and Moka in Colombia - Villa de Leyva

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December 28th 2008
Villa de Leyva Wanted signs are plastered on walls and the midday sun glistens off gun handles. A commotion breaks out on one side of the town square followed by a horse dashing off through the streets. People murmur and exclaim ‘Zorro’. Villa de Leyva is not only a popular weekend destination for Bogotans, but so dramatically picturesque that it is regularly converted into a movi ... read more

South America » Colombia » Villa de Leyva

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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