The Llama

Bogota to the Border

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March 16th 2012
Friday 2nd March - Tunja to Bogota Having procured some foil bowls and granola from the local 'Exito' (Tescoesque) we continued our theme of cheap eating for breakfast. Our 3 hour bus ride to Bogota was the 1st we've had to date that hasn't been held up by an accident. On arrving in the capital I then further incurred the wrath of Stacie after squeezing us in to a tiny public b ... read more

South America » Colombia » Bogota

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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