Catch ups in the beautiful old city

Cartagena & Armenia (Week 10)

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September 3rd 2015
Cartagena was such an awesome city - the old town is full of brightly coloured colonial Spanish buildings, all kept in really nice condition. Of course that means it's very touristy and expensive, but I was staying just outside the centre in Getsemani - a neighourhood full of hostels, street art and plaza parties. There's always a fiesta happening in Cartagena, and I didn't get a lot of sleep duri ... 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