It's always better down where it's wetter

Taganga and Cartegena

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April 13th 2009
TAGANGA Taganga is just outside Santa Maria on the Caribbean coast. What is there to see in Taganga? There are cool beaches as well as cheap scuba diving courses. You can get P.A.T.I. Open Water certified for about $200. As far as I’ve heard it’s the cheapest in the world at this point. We found an apartment right on the beach for the same price as a hostel because the hostels we ... read more

South America » Colombia » Taganga

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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