Storms over Bogota

City-Hopping in Colombia

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March 24th 2009
Our first days in Colombia were supposed to be spent in a quiet mountain town called San Agustin. It is famous for pre-Colombian statues and ruins which are most commonly explored on horseback. Knowing that our bus stop was supposed to arrive at 3 AM, we both set our alarms for 2:15 to ensure that we didn´t sleep through it. We woke up at the aforementioned time, struggling to keep our eyes op ... 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