Following a whirlwind, activity-crammed few days in the stunning coffee-region of Salento, we weren’t sure what to expect from our next stop – Colombia’s capital Bogota.
Colombia
Coffee, Hummingbirds and Cocora Valley in Salento, Colombia
We knew relatively little about Colombia’s coffee zone (or Zona Cafetera) when we booked our one way shuttle to a small village called Salento, but the three nights we had in this gem of a town were enough to teach us that this was a place we could definitely come back to.
A Daytrip to Guatapé and La Piedra from Medellin, Colombia
When researching things to do from Medellin, something that recurringly appeared was a daytrip to a small town nearby called Guatapé. Always keen for a daytrip that allows us to get out of the big cities and into the countryside, we quickly set aside our last full day in Medellin for this daytrip – and boy, am I glad we did!
Medellin and its ‘famous criminal’ Pablo Escobar, Colombia
With only a comparatively short time in Colombia (approximately three weeks), we decided to take advantage of the cheap domestic flights and fly from Cartagena to Medellin. In hindsight, this was a godsend as Dave was still sick from the disgusting water he had accidently swallowed whilst at Totuma Volcano and a ten hour bus ride would have been out of the question.
Cartagena in all its colonial, colourful (and mud-covered!) glory, Colombia
We arrived into Cartagena pretty late at night following a lengthy 12-hour transit from Capurgana and it wasn’t until the next morning that we got our first real glimpse of what a beautiful place Colombia’s largest seaside city truly is.