Church, Popayan

Nothing At All Like The Reputation

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August 15th 2009
How glad we are that we decided to see Colombia for ourselves and not be put off by the negative reports in guide books, media, websites etc. We spent our last night in Ecuador in the border town of Tulcan, thank goodness we'd had a great time before because this is a real dump made worse by our poor choice of hotel - dogs barking, engines revving, horns blowing and in the middle of the night so ... 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