Colonial buildings in the old town of Cartagena

Colombia's colourful Cartagena

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November 5th 2014
Arriving in the rain was not the best introduction to Columbia, however once we eventually found transport, accommodation and sustenance, Cartegena proved to be lovely. Cartagena, a colonial walled city we’d heard highly of, is reminiscent of Havana - or what it would look like if reconstructed - filled with brightly coloured buildingz with wooden window shutters opening onto café filled plazas ... 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