After 19 hours of travel, Colombia finally revealed some of its mystery to me. Speedbumps are a regular encounter on South American roads and they do not seem to have an apparent function, other than slowing the traffic down - alot. Luckily, the bus from Mérida to Maracaibo, in Venezuela, was comfortable, with Air Conditioning and reclining seats - the rest of the trip, was a different story. (more…)