Plaza de Bolivar

Colombia - Bogota

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February 16th 2017
Suzanne here... We landed in Bogota 12 hours later than expected, at about 11.15pm. Our only choice was to get a taxi. We'd been warned about just flagging one down, but the general consensus seemed to be the airport taxi rank was safe enough. In the end I think he overcharged us a bit, but nothing too outrageous and he did take a direct route. We were just glad to be at our hotel. Hotel Cason ... 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