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Blog 7 - Quito (Ecu) to San Gil (Col)

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August 31st 2009
Days 85 - 109: Quito (Ecu), Bogota (Col), Medellin (Col), Cartagena (Col), Santa Marta (Col), Parque Nacional Tayrona (Col), Taganga (Col), San Gil (Col) Executive Summary • Status: Everyone’s left me 😞 • Current location: Bucaramanga, Colombia • Notable incidents: The arrival of the boys, small world Bogota, coldest bus ride ever, homeless at 4am in Medellin, Fr ... read more

South America » Colombia » San Gil

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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