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Colombia

Intense colours which almost hurt my eyes

[ Dec.2016 ] We had an excursion to Raquira from Villa de Leyva, the pretty village in Colombia. Raquira was included in our itinerary, but because of the agency’s mistake, it was nearly skipped. It…

Colombia

Rainy Villa de Leyva

[ Dec.2016 ] We went north from Bogota and arrived at Villa de Leyva which is said to be one of the most beautiful colonial villages in Colombia. During our journey the weather was fine,…

Zipaquirà

Salt mine

[ Dec.2016 ] What do you think is this pendant made of? It is made of salt. I bought it because I like this texture, but when I bought it, they warned me “Do not…

Bogota

Enjoyed the market in Usaquen

[ Dec.2016 ] The streets in central Bogota in Colombia cross each other at right angles. The streets from north to south are called Carrera and from east to west are called Calle and each street…

Bogota

Three churches in Bogotà

[ Dec.2016 ] The second day in Bogota in Colombia was a free day and we visited three churches. The first was Iglesia de San Francisco. According to our guide book, this was built between…

Bogota

Emerald in Bogotà

Some days before we left for Colombia, I was at an antique complex in London and a vendor told me “This emerald is from Colombia. The emeralds of Colombia is the best in the world“….