Bogota, Colombia
When you tell your nearest and dearest that you're going backpacking through Guatamala, you tend to get a lot of pats on the back, well wishes and requests for photos. When you tell them you're off to Colombia, you get one response: Fear. People ask why, parents wring their hands, others counsel against it: all in all, Colombia has a very bad rep. However, the near fifty year conflict is subsiding a little and the government has created an aggressive campaig...