Colombia – The Latin Redemption (Intro)

Less than two decades ago, Colombia was synonymous with the notorious drug lord “Pablo Escobar”. His drug dealings by the early 1990’s had netted him an estimated $30 billion. Due to the drug dealings of Escobar and that of rival drug lords, Colombia became a traveler’s worst nightmare. In addition to an already dangerous situation …

Colombia – The Latin Redemption I (BOGOTA)

Bogota We were to fortunate to visit three cities during our travels to Colombia. We had always been fascinated by the capital city of Bogota. However, Bogota in December (summer in South America) was quite empty to our dismay. It seemed like most Colombians had packed up and migrated to the coastal cities to enjoy …