Villa de Leyva at sunset

North to the coast: Tunja, Villa de Leyva and Santa Marta

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February 6th 2010
Three hours by bus to the north of Bogotá, I stopped off at the historic city of Tunja. Although recommended by Colombians I had spoken to in the capital, the fact that my Rough Guide doesn’t even give a map of the place indicated that there really wasn’t that much to see. The historic centre was very pleasant, being as it’s one of the oldest cities in the Americas, but this was explored ... read more

South America » Colombia » Tunja

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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