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Barichara

Walking in nature

[ Dec.2016 ] We spent hours in nature during our hike from Barichara to the village of Guane in Colombia. Oswaldo, our guide was an expert on the nature around here like an encyclopedia of…

Barichara

Hiking

[ Dec.2016 ] On the second day in Barichara, the pretty town in Colombia, we did some hiking to the next door village called Guane. A male guide and a female interpreter (because he did…

San Gil

To Santander Department

[ Dec.2016 ] Colombia is divided into 32 departments plus Bogota, the capital. We moved northwards from Bogota to Villa de Leyva in Boyaca Department to spend two nights and then moved again to the…

Colombia

Convent, fossils and ruins

[ Dec.2016 ] After visiting Raquira from Villa de Leyva in Colombia, we went on to Convento del Santo Ecce Homo. This was built in 1620 for old priests to spend the last part of…

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,…