Piedra de Marial

Peñol de Marial y Guatape

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June 24th 2016
In Salento, another backpacker enthusiastically recommended getting to the Guatape / Peñol region around La Magdelena Gorge, a manmade lake about a two-hour bus ride from Medellin. She said it was one of the most beautiful places she'd ever seen. I should have asked her how many places she'd seen. Through Airbnb we reserved a section of a home constructed from four used shipping containers - th ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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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