Cathedral

Tree house in the Colombian cloud forest

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January 17th 2016
Once home to drugs lords like Pablo Escobar, Colombia still conjures up a worryingly dangerous image. But, after more than 40 years, the government is winning its long fight with the drugs cartels, supported by foreign money and by offering amnesty to some criminals. There are still a lot of armed police on the streets. Private security men, too, stand around, each armed and with a rottweiler o ... 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