Guatape

Medellin

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May 2nd 2010
I arrived in Medellin on a 13 hour overnight bus and checked into the Black Sheep hostel, after a few missed attempts at finding it on behalf of the taxi driver. The owner, Kelvin, is extremely helpful and very chilled out, a trait I have become accustomed with kiwis! He gave me a map of the area and pointed me in the direction of the local attractions…too easy…so all that was left to do was ... 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