Botero sculpture in Medellin

Colombia, Ecuador

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September 21st 2009
Quite alot to report as i haven´t been on the net much. Due to traveling first and being ill later. From Toganga i went to Cartagena, which is an old colonial city with spanish style architechture. Didnt see as much as i´d have liked as it was just too damn hot to walk around, but it was a beautiful city. From there I got a nightbus to Medellin (easily my favorite Colombian city.) It has a ... read more

South America » Colombia

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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