First day in Cocuy

La Sierra Nevada del Cocuy

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April 22nd 2012
I'm sorry its taken me so long to get these photos up, I had to collect them from several different people which took a little time! Colombia being a very Catholic country, Semana Santa (Easter week) was basically a week off work for everyone, so I took the opportunity to get my first experience of travelling around Bogotá, and headed into the famous Colombian mountains. La Sierra Nevada ... read more

South America » Colombia » Tunja

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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