Cartagena

Caribbean coast to the coffee plantations

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June 26th 2009
Hello folks, we are in Mexico now, chilling out before venturing into the Yucatan and more temples! Its Thursday night here so hopefully you will get this on Friday. Apologies to those of you readng this on Monday morning. Leanny’s cold had cleared up enough for us to have a look around some of the local attractions to Santa Marta. Our first trip was a short bus ride to the fishing village o ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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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