Cartagena

Arriving In Columbia, South America

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January 14th 2012
Thursday 1-12-12 The first day of our trip really could not have gone better. All of flights were on time and we easily found each other in Ft. Lauderdale. We had time to walk in the central area along the beach. We had a nice lunch at a restaurant just off the beach. After returning to our hotel we both had no desire to go out to dinner. We ordered a pizza. It was really good. We went down to t ... 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