Cascadas de Juan Curi

San Gil, Barichara, Chicamocha,

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June 4th 2010
I decided to spend my last time in Colombia with my very good friend Valentino, going extreme... We took our (or rather Valentino's) little car, which I named cocuyito, probably a volkswagen???, and started driving north east from Bogota, towards adventures! Our first stop was San Gil, supposed to be the capital of extreme sports in Colombia. Said and done - we had the time to do caving - wa ... read more

South America » Colombia » San Gil

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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