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Cartagena de Indias: Journey's end

Each day we ran a gauntlet of street sellers hawking Panama hats, Cuban cigars and cheap jewellery; after dark, the same people offered us cocaína in a conspiratorial whisper...

  • Tom O'Hara
    Tom O'Hara
4 min read
Colombia

Medellín: Stepping out of the shadows

I found myself wondering why we were all here. Was it to learn about an inspiring story of urban renewal, or was it for the thrill of being somewhere with a frisson of danger...?

  • Tom O'Hara
    Tom O'Hara
6 min read
Colombia

Salento & Jardín: Colombia's colourful countryside

The main square was surrounded by bars and cafés where men in cowboy hats and ponchos sat on brightly painted chairs, sipping aguardiente and playing dominos...

  • Tom O'Hara
    Tom O'Hara
7 min read
Colombia

Villa de Leyva & Bogotá: A fragile peace

We scanned our surroundings nervously. Was there a threat from dissident guerrillas? Or maybe a high-level narco hiding out in the town?

  • Tom O'Hara
    Tom O'Hara
6 min read
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