Cathedral

Cartagena Confidence

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May 29th 2012
Arriving mid afternoon on a lonely dock in the Cartagena harbor, my task was to secure a taxi to our hostel in the Getsemeni district of Cartagena. Prior taxi rides in Central American required repeated questions as to the fare, for at times drivers tended to be less than fair inflating cost without warning. Waiving the first taxi to pass, a well groomed middle aged man with pressed pants and shi ... 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