Cartagena, on a film set

'Chevre' it is, beyond any doubt

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May 31st 2008
It is only getting better and prettier. Heading to Cartagena. This will be the only place in Colombia where I was more aware of my bag and people around me. Cartagena is known with tourism due to big cruise ships coming here. The old city centre is beautiful, colourful and full of tourists. The rest of the official city is sadly the opposite; it is poor and filthy. Diving is one of ... read more

South America » Colombia

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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