The view of Medellin from the MetroCable.

Medellin to Cartagena

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May 10th 2011
Up early, packed up the few things we unpacked, showered, made eggs & toast (provided by the hostel, always appreciated), stowed our bags in a closet & off to see the town. Medellin is the only city in Colombia with a metro, so we were pretty excited to ride on it. It's the only city we've been in since we started traveling that had a metro. Our first stop was the "MetroCable" which ... 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