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History was one of my favorite subjects in high school. AP US History (admirably called APUSH) was particularly compelling for me – as it guided us from the formation of the US to 9/11 and the first stages of the US’s wars in the Middle East (this was 2012 after all). Any effort to tellContinue reading “Day 18-25: Santiago & Variparaso”

Cartagena – one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia and once a significant link in the route to West Indies. A former Spanish colony, it was an important port for the export of Bolivian silver & gold to Spain, and for the import of enslaved Africans. The city’s history dates backContinue reading “Day 1-8: Cartagena & The Lost City”