Cartagena

Easter in Santa Marta

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April 9th 2012
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day 177 Thursday 5th April Cartagena is a city of 3 parts, there is the touristy old city which we have been staying in, there is the working city where all the locals live and work in, and then there is the flashy beachside area that resembles the Gold Coast. We had often looked across the bay from the fortified walls of the ol ... read more

South America » Colombia » Santa Marta

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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