Water melon seller outside Cafe Havana

Colombia's Caribbean coast

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January 23rd 2016
A short flight takes us from Bogotá to Santa Marta and the Caribbean coast. We stay in the dusty seaside village of Taganga. It is just a little fishing village but now hosts a melting pot of travelers, mainly South American. Taganga is set on a small bay, backed by mountains. Over the bay fly frigate birds and pelicans. In the early evening, parrots fly in to roost in the beach front palms, sq ... 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