Restaurants in the Plaza Santo Domingo

Cartagena, Heart of Colombia

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April 2nd 2010
OK So Evi and I have two weeks spring vacation and we wanted to go somewhere warm and historically interesting. Well, why not Colombia and Panama? So we flew to Cartagena for 5 days, then we'll spend 2 in Bogota, then 5 more in Panama. I would say Cartagena is one of the most beautiful and romantic cities I've ever seen - in fact, it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Streets are full of strollin ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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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