Statue of Bolivar in Plaza Bolivar, with the Senate in the background.

Crossing into Colombia and onwards to Bogotá

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January 31st 2010
There are only 3 places to cross the border into Colombia, and I was originally going to use the most northerly crossing and start my exploration of Colombia on the Caribbean coast. But as Dustin, the American I met on the trip to Los Llanos, was heading to Bogotá, we both thought it would be better to travel together for a few days. The 5 hour bus ride from Mérida to the border was unpleasant ... 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