just another street corner, Cartagena

ladies and gentelmen, welcome to Colombia

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October 3rd 2009
So after enjoying all that Venezuela had to offer, much to our parents´concern, we headed across the border into Colombia. Despite the bad reputation Colombia has had for quite some time now, they´ve poured money into fighting crime and promoting themselves as a tourist destination, and here we have found more backpackers, and particularly more Australians than in any other place on our trip (wi ... 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