Eh, speak up, what was that? Jenkins' Ear????

Building was started by the Spanish in 1536 and we Brits attacked in 1741 during the Battle of Cartagena de Indias, an important conflict of the War of Jenkins' Ear, I kid you not.

Pablo, Pirates and Ron - Colombia part 2

October 5th 2015
So I left you in the last blog with our arrival in the ‘City of Eternal Spring’, Medellín, arriving late and exhausted from a long day’s travel meant we were not quite in a fit state to deal with hectic and unexpected chaos of Saturday night in the Zona Rosa. After a good night’s sleep we were feeling a bit more equipped to deal with anything the city might throw at us. After a hearty br ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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

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