Village on the way to Cocuy

PNN el Cocuy

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June 4th 2010
El Cocuy was like nothing I could have expected... First of all, it took a full day driving there from San Gil, even though, according to the map, it should be possible to get there in an instant! It was not only the length, or the conditions of the routes that clearly are not the most frequented roads in this country, that surprised me, but also the change of temperatures, vegetation, people ... read more

South America » Colombia

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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