Cartagena

Panama to Colombia and Cartagena

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April 22nd 2011
So what? I had decided to go the easy way... Shame on me! Flying from Panama City to Cartagena was not the cheapest, but it was the fastest. For $350, I would be across in less than an hour. I couldn't afford to take the extra time to do the cruise via San Blas (an extra $100 and arriving 8 days later) and I couldn't be fussed going the cheaper way, which involved a plane, 2 or 3 boats, some buse ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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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