It all worked out fine in the end! Diary of an older woman travelling solo in Colombia.
March 14th 2015 Cartagena seems really crowded even though almost all the old town is pedestrianised, apart from horse-drawn carriages and taxis which are both allowed. It's great being able to hail one off the street as you can't do in Bogotá for security reasons. The area I am staying is supposed to be safe but, it turns out, not safe enough to walk back to after 8 pm. You are also locked in some of the day as
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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 
