I am a survivor :-)

Because I overcame BB, rain, carajillo and mainly the spanish language during 4 weeks :-)

Saludos colombianos and below carajillo with aguardiente. Cheers !!!

Back to Bogotá

To buy package of powder.... black... black powder :-)
Below Iglesia de San Francisco

Getsemani and Castillo San Felipe

Getsemani is a less tourist oriented district of Cartagena

Anyway it's on the way to Castillo San Felipe

and its narrow and dark tunnels. If the light is over ? :-)

Walking around Old Town

Starting from Puerta del Reloj

behind which is Plaza de los Coches

passing by Plaza de la Aduana

drinking a beer in front of Iglesia de San Pedro Claver

resting for a while at Plaza Bolívar

enjoying the sunset at Las Murallas

Old Town

It's surrounded by a wall

and it's a real gem of colonial architecure

Bocagrande

Península of Bocagrande is located at south of old city with upscale condos.

Cartagena de Índias

It is located about 700km northwest of Bogotá and an hour away by plane.

The city of eternal rain

I changed Medellín's nickname due to weather reason :-)
I took the Cable Arví and got off on the last and unique station where is located the Parque Arví but the rain was coming so I turned back :-)

... to El Poblado which is safer than city centre

Medellín

It is known as the city of eternal spring but today it was not true because it rainned strongly on the afternoon.

Fortunately I was at Plazoleta de las Esculturas which is close to the protected station Parque Berrio :-)

I gave up travelling ...

... by road :-)
, in Santander :-)
, for a while :-)
Because the road are along a range of mountains and drivers don't obey traffic rules therefore I'm lucky for surviving until now :-)
I went to Bucamaranga which is the closest city with an airport and there is also a church whose name is Sagrada Família but by far it doesn't remind the Barcelona's one.

The Palonegro airport (Bucaramanga) is on a plateau so the landing should be pure emotion :-)

Telma, it's better for you risk Bucaramanga from your route :-)

As vacation goes by

Another song passed by my mind meanwhile I was drinking the best colombian coffee I tasted until now at La Polita located at Parque La Libertad. Anyway half vacation was gone :-(

Cascadas de Juan Curí

By taking a bus with dubious decor to Charalá :-)

after 40 minutes you'll reach Cascadas de Juan Curí where you can get a free hydromassage just take care with the slippery surface.


Fortunately, the owner will charge any person who cross his property.
Imagine if there is no charge. As I wrote before there is no hope to humankind

San Gil

This city is known as 'La Tierra de Aventura' (The Land of Adventure for english).

For sure, one of them is walking on the narrow pedestrian sidewalk :-) less than one meter wide

The post's title is not written on behalf of me :-)

It's a honest translation from an advertisement that I saw in a restaurant in Barichara where I tasted meat sauced with ants... surely you read correctly... ants :-)

In order to get energy to walk to Guane by taking Camino Real (Royal Path for english). It took about 2 hours and insect repelent was not necessary perhaps because they were afraid of me after eating ants :-). Anyway it's better do it on the way Barichara to Guane because Barichara is located in a higher place.

Below a picture taken by me and I was not up on the roof :-)

Last night in Villa de Leyva

Therefore I'll let the pictures write the post by themselves :-)

Looking back

Observatory was used by Muiscas to determine the seasons.

Older is El Fósil

Finally...

... a square whose name isn't Bolívar :-) anyway it's named after another historic hero (Antonio Nariño)

but there is always  Plaza Mayor :-)


that is a safe place to wait during rhe rain

Villa de Leyva

By taking El Rapido Duitama (The Fast Duitama for english) bus .... but not so fast as its name suggests :-) and getting off at Tunja and get on another one to reach Villa de Leyva in a cloudy day.

EcoBoring

"You can stay with my advice, anyway I'm not using it" (Translation from a statement posted on a car's window).
On sundays about 100km of roads are open for bikes and pedestrian in Bogotá.

When the money gets tight

It's safe to visit free sights like Museo Botero where pictures are allowed inside without flash.

Nearby is Casa de Moneda where you may sit while waiting for the rain goes by  and taking some pictures :-)

And also drink some coffe at Juan Valdéz which is s Starbuck-style shop.

The money is over and patientness is almost :-)

I've got problem to get money from ATM in Colombia. It's an issue of the bank in which my account is (BB) whose acronym is better not to be written :-)

Meanwhile I used the time to resolve day-by-day subjects like washing dirty clothes. I went to LavaRapido whose name translated for english is FastWash but for my surprise the attendance asked me for when I would like to take the clothes ?.... surprised I answered: for today, of course because it's just wash and dry.
But things don't work this way in Colombia :-)

The same occurs at some breakfast places, for example, if the opening hour is 7:30a.m. go prepared to wait at least half hour... so it's better bring together a healthy sense of patience :-)

Zipaquirá

It is located about one hour by bus from terminal Portal Norte plus one hour to move from La Candelária to terminal :-) where there is a Plaza.... Bolívar ... probably :-)

A visit to the Salt Cathedral is worthwhile too