Botero's sculptures

Medellín, Manizales and Los Nevados NP

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February 21st 2010
After a 13 hour over-night bus ride from Cartagena, I arrived in the second largest city in Colombia, Medellín. Twenty years ago, the city was the drugs capital of the world with the highest murder rate on Earth. Fortunately, things have changed since then. Medellín is now a modern, bustling metropolis, and appeared to be as safe as any other large Columbian city. One advantage it has over o ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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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