Cartegena's colonial eeriness

Columbian Christmas

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April 25th 2009
Caribbean Coast 16th December we were back in the sky, this time on route to Cartagena. A beautiful but overly expensive colonial city, or so tourists like us are led to believe. After later discussions with Carmen, we learnt that Cartagena was in fact one of the poorest places in Columbia, but that part is of course, outside the colonial walls, and outside the tourists’ view. ... read more

South America » Colombia

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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