Monserrate 1 of the stations of the cross

Monserrate

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May 11th 2009
Danny & I visited Monserrate, the church on the top of one of the highest hills overlooking Bogota where they had a little alley behind that sold everything from Jesus on a rope soap to fried intestines & beer, just what you need before going to church! You take a gondola to the top a bit like Sugar Loaf mountain in Rio except not as classy. There’s a cable car just like Wellington’s but 5 t ... 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