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Tayrona National Park and on to Cartagena

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February 15th 2010
Looking for rest and relaxation after the arduous Ciudad Perdida trip, I headed east of Santa Marta to the Tayrona National Park. The transportation provided by the hostel to get there turned out to be a 1970s Renault which had been converted to LPG; going up the steep hills towards the park entrance we were overtaken by lorries and the rear bumper kept scraping the ground as we were overloaded w ... read more

South America » Colombia » Santa Marta » Parque Nacional Tayrona

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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