Jul 25, 2015 | Blog, Colombia |
3rd January We attempt to get to San Agustin today driving on one of the two main routes; we jump in the car, type in San Agustin and press go. The route looks about right and the distance is also correct so we head off. The paved road winds through the mountains...
Jul 25, 2015 | Blog, Colombia |
25th-28th December Cali Located at an altitude of 1000m Cali is the 3rd largest city in Colombia and also the capital of salsa; as we are walking around, we see one salsateca (salsa club) after the other lining a busy street. On Christmas day, we leave the confines...
Jul 24, 2015 | Blog, Colombia |
24th December Colombia is working on shaking off its perceived image as a dangerous and risky place to visit; to attract more visitors to its shores, it has adopted a new slogan ‘The only risk is wanting to stay’. So far, it’s true, although we are always careful...
Jul 23, 2015 | Blog, Colombia |
22nd December We decide to head west from Bogota to the Zona Cafetera (Coffee Zone) also known as the eje cafetero (coffee axis) which is a 283km drive away. Although it is a relatively short distance, it takes 7 and a half hours! From the high elevation in Bogota,...
Jul 22, 2015 | Blog, Colombia |
14th -21st December The Colombian capital of Bogota is such a polar opposite to Villa de Leyva from where we had just come from that it is honestly a bit of a shock to the system! The sheer amount of vehicles crammed onto the roads compete with pedestrians for every...
