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Bogota

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January 27th 2015
I am in my 3rd day in Bogota, the capital city of Colombia. I have been staying with my friend Simon in an appartment in a nice neighborhood called Usaqeun. I have spent some time wandering around exploring different parts of the city, the weather has been a pleasant change from England with beautiful sunshine and 25°C through the day. I have been walking around in shorts t-shirt and flip flops g ... read more

South America » Colombia » Bogota

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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