First glimpse of Cartagena in the rain

Colombia Crazyness

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August 17th 2011
Ah Colombia! Arriving by sailboat is the only way to arrive! After 5 fabulous days at sea we pulled up anchor in Cartagena. Cartagena is beautiful city, just like in Romancing the stone. Serena and I started out at a hostel called Casa Viena, it was chill and full of fun people. After a few days we moved to a hotel with a swimming pool to help Serena deal with the heat. The place was much bigg ... read more

South America » Colombia

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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