Bogata Plaza

Colombia, Bogata and onwards...

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September 4th 2009
Hi all, Here´s the first of many travel blogs hopefuly... Took off from England, then Spain, and met a nice Colombian who i chatted with on the flight over which made the journey shorter and more interesting (hi Miguel) Stayed in a pretty ordinary hotel which was also expensive, so after sleeping for 12 hours straight (despite a street party with full sound system right outside my window! ... 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