Santa Marta and the Prinsendam

Sailing to Colommbian Ports

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January 19th 2010
Sailing to Colombian Ports The seas out of Key West were rather rough. We did a lot of rockin’ and rollin’ for a couple of days at sea as we headed toward Santa Marta, Colombia. As we staggered from wall to wall, we saw several familiar faces of people who were on the 2008 trip. Nothing like rough waters to get acquainted real fast! In fact, the couple who had the laptop for the Packer play ... read more

South America » Colombia » Santa Marta

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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