Floating around

Columbia - Cartegena

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November 3rd 2012
Kate arrived in Cartegena a few hours after i did and checked into the hostel. The whole district was without water and would be for the next 16 hours we were told, so still smelly but blending in with the other back packers, we met up with Pete and wandered around the city until it got dark. We ate street food and drank from snow cones, it was idyllic. unfortunately, the water hadn't yet been ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena » Sogamoso

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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