Colombia-Cartels,Cocaine,Guerrillas,Child Prostitution and other Cool Stuff.
May 6th 2013 It's hard to believe we are writing about the last stop of our year-long tour of Latin America! Months ago we skipped over Colombia while heading south from Panama to Ecuador as we needed to get out to the Galapagos in time for our ill-fated cruise. Practically every backpacker we encountered throughout South America said Colombia was hands-down their favorite country and an absolute must see. Hee
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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 
