Current Political Sentiment

"Uribe leaves, but the guerrillas remain" New Colombian president, Santos, was sworn in on my first day of arrival in Colombia. The hope is he will continue his predecessors excellent steps towards ridding the country of its guerrillas, and thus its poor international reputation.

Bogotá - Andean Adventures Begin

August 13th 2010
Dear All Greetings from Bogota! The highest point of my trip so far, at 2500m, and up here it sure is nice weather! Sunny, with a bit of cloud and rain, but an average of around 15 degrees! What a treat after the sticky humidity of the Caribbean coast for all of my trip until now, and no need to ask for air conditioning in my hotel any more, but hot wáter instead. It really does feel like a dif ... read more

South America » Colombia » Bogota

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

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