Tierradentro

Digging in the Dirt (Part 2)

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December 15th 2008
By mid-morning, Paul and I are on our way to Tierradentro. Two days ago, the trip from Popayán to San Agustín was on a short little shuttle bus owing to the rough terrain and light traffic. But now, on the real back roads of rural Colombia, all forms of mass transportation of any size is discarded entirely in favor of a 4x4 pickup truck with a fiberglass shell and two solid bench seats that ru ... read more

South America » Colombia » Tierradentro

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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