IN THE DISTANCE, AN ANCIENT MIST SEEPS FROM THE MOUNTAINS WHILE BLACK BIRDS ROOST ON TERRA-COTTA ROOFS. SO MUCH BEAUTY IS HIDDEN, JUST OUT OF REACH, LOCKED AWAY IN THE CREVICES OF THE MOUNTAINS. CRYSTAL FALLS CREATE CANOPIES OF SOUND, AN ADVENTURE I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, WHILE WAR STRANGLES PEACE. The ride to Villavicencio is […]
If you can’t stand seeing Public Displays of Affection (PDA), Colombia may not be your top travel choice. Not just in the dark corners, but In every well-lit segment of society, couples are furiously locking lips, and twisting tongues. We have seen couples eating at restaurants, at tables full of friends, intwined in passionate embraces, embraces
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We landed in Cali filled with excitement, but less than 24 hours later, we nearly made an immediate return flight. Our first night in Cali it was pouring rain, so we decided it would be better to start our adventure in the morning. The next day, after breakfast, we walked down the street to get a
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“For all I know there’s more I don’t Oh the little I have learned For every year of knowledge gained Is a negative year I’ve earned” The Avett Brothers I always thought as I got older, I would get wiser. It doesn’t always work that way. Just ask Ernest. On our last trip, it was
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Villa de Leyva has gone mostly untouched for the past 400 years. They are far enough away from any trade routes and have no nearby exploitable mineral deposits, making them a colonial time capsule. Don’t text while walking through the city or you may find yourself face down in the road. The cobblestone is very
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From Bogota, Villa de Leyva is only a 3-hour drive. The drive takes you through the country with beautiful views of the mountains. We opted to take private transportation rather than the flota, also known as a tour bus. We booked private transport after a friend told us that the flota basically drove like the
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On Saturday night, Johanna’s friend, Dalila, and her husband Juan, invited us out for a night of salsa dancing. My first thought was, “Great, I really like Dalila and Juan.” My second thought, “You moved to Colombia, you are not Colombian, you are white, very, very, white.” Johanna reassured me that I would be fine, and
The first time I exchanged money in Colombia, I had no clue what was going on. Johanna did all the talking, and I walked away thinking I was a millionaire. I remember looking at the money, seeing all the bright colors, and seeing $50 mil pesos written on a few. I shoved the money in
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This is Monserrate, a refuge in the clouds, for both sinners and saints. Monserrate climbs to a breathtaking height of 10,341 feet above sea level. Before going to Monserrate, give your body a few days to adjust to Bogota’s altitude (8,675 ft. above sea level). There are three ways to ascend and descend the mountain,
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If you plan on traveling outside of your country, at some point, you will run into the dreaded language barrier. When you hit that barrier, you sweat, you stutter, and wish you had taken something other than Latin in high school. Johanna is fluent in English and Spanish, for her, travel in most Spanish speaking