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Colombian Travels

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March 31st 2017
Am halfway through a trip through Colombia with my Colombian friend Jairo. We’re at the Cartagena airport, having arrived from Mompox on a door-to-door shuttle. Expecting the trip to take longer, we now have about 3 hours before our scheduled flight to Medellin. Arrived in Bogota about 10 days ago. It’s rainy season, so the skies provided a constant sense that a downpour was just moments a ... 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