Barichara

Hiking

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

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

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

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

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

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…