Cartagena Skyline

New Year's in Cartagena

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December 31st 2009
Our tour of Cartagena, Columbia was via a harbor cruise on this sunny New Years Eve afternoon. We had an excellent guide who is convinced that their current president (he’s been in office about seven years) is doing a great job. Among the accomplishments of the president is an agreement with the United States that will result in the US establishing ten military bases in Columbia in 2010. ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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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