Crossing the River

Touristas

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January 1st 2009
"So this is the new year, and I don't feel any different." So this morning we woke up early to head for Girardot, Colombia, southwest of Bogota. That is where Diego's aunt lives. It took about two and a half hours to get there. We drove through even more amazing countryside, winding around large forested mountains. I saw things you only find in the pages of National Geographic. There are some b ... read more

South America » Colombia » Bogota

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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