Festival of lights in Villa de Leiva

Journey to Bogota - Days 19 to 24

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December 9th 2010
We spent a couple of days on buses moving from the last lodge to Bogota. The first stop was Giron which is on the outskirts of Bucamaranga, it was a lovely colonial town but it was essentially an unexpected stop because the road we were planning to take to San Gill was closed. Then it was another bus journey from Bucamaranga to Villa de Leiva, a beautifully preserved colonial town that was cel ... read more

South America » Colombia » Bogota

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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