Giron, Colombia

Travel Blogs from Giron (11)

Giron, Barichara, Villa de Leyva, Bogota, Giron, Barichara, Villa de Leyva, Bogota, Colombia travel blog
Giron, Barichara, Villa de Leyva, Bogota
Sep 8, 2006

... are the people of purely or mainly pure European descent. This divide of haves and have-nots is one of the reasons behind Colombia's guerilla insurgency. In fact, after our night out in the Zona Rosa, we found out that there was a grenade attack in two ...

A travel blog entry by marc-patty
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Goodbye Venezuela, Hello Colombia, Girón, Colombia travel blog
Goodbye Venezuela, Hello Colombia
Oct 29, 2006

... de Venezuela'. A monument back up in the mountains had commemorated Bolívar's liberation campaign - not only of Venezuela, but Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia as well. Born to a wealthy family in Caracas, he led many failed campaigns to break ...

A travel blog entry by thymeoff
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Surrounded by mountains amist a beautiful town, Giron, Colombia travel blog
Surrounded by mountains amist a beautiful town
Jun 1, 2008

 We have decided that when travelling by bus in Colombia you must add at least 2 hours to any time frame they give you.  Suprisingly the buses tend to leave on time but getting to the other end on time is a different matter.  We left Santa ...

A travel blog entry by chillwithjoe
I would walk 500 miles!!!, Giron, Colombia travel blog
I would walk 500 miles!!!
Feb 18, 2008

... !!! Planned to stop in Barichara, but it was raining and after yesterday decided to stay on the bus and head directly to Giron (close to Bucaramanga).  Again a lovely colonial town, this time a smaller plaza but the hub of the town, everyone meets ...

A travel blog entry by sandramcnicol