Guard Outsid the President's Palace in Bogota

Back to Bogota.....our time is running out

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July 30th 2009
We spent 2 spells in Bogota once before we flew off to San Andres Island, and again after the Caribbean Coast and Ciudad Perdida but for brevity of blog entries we have decided to condense the two into one! Bogota the First Time - 8 July to 11 July We made it! Thankfully this bus ride wasn't so dramatic as our ride into Manizales....it was however just as travel sick inducing.... ... 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