Riding out of Yarumal looking back towards the city

Yuramal, Colombia to Pasto, Colombia

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October 31st 2015
We wound our way down the hillside city of Yuramal and along some gorgeous scenic roads. We came upon a memorial site in Don Matias situated by a waterfall which was impressive. There's a large catholic religious presence here with grand churches in every town and plenty of crosses and images of Jesus everywhere. It was only a very short ride to our stop at Medellen so we stopped off at ... read more

South America » Colombia » Pasto

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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