St. Augustin

Colombia

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October 15th 2009
Colombia - Capital, Bogotá Famous for coffee, emeralds, plastic surgery, cocaine & the FARC Currency - Pesos, $1 = 2355, £1 approx 3,000 Population 43 million Now first of all the plan was to go south through Ecuador and into Peru after the Galapagos Islands, so my time in Colombia was always going to be rushed. I was very apprehensive about going to Colombia due to the general negativity an ... 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