The Salt Cathedrals main chapel

Resilient Bogota, Columbia

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May 26th 2009
A visit to Columbia was not part of our original travel plans so we were naturally excited (Chrissy: I´d say apprehensive) to be boarding a plane headed to Bogota! There is an obvious negative stereotype associated with Columbia due to the heavy flow of cocaine and the ruthless history of internal conflict, but we met so many travelers who claimed that Columbia was their favorite South American ... 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