The Amazon... still thousands of miles to the mouth!

Mud Wrestling in Colombia

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October 28th 2006
The hits to our travelblog are already down by about 30% so point to self: make this blog short, sharp, witty beyond belief and only include one little white lie - well can´t promise all four, but here goes.. After a 10 hour boat ride up the Amazon we arrived in Leticia, the Columbian port town, which was still in the middle of the jungle. It had a carribean feel to it which was cool and we re ... 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