Category: Colombia
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Medellin
Medellín is a hip Colombian city of music, art and hard-charging people tucked into a mountainous part of the country. It’s gritty around the edges but has some beautiful pockets to it. It was for many years ground zero of the drug wars but is happily peaceful and quite safe now. On this trip, I…
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Salento
This is a gorgeous town situated in Colombia’s coffee country. The town is colourful and quaint and is able to keep its charm despite a high number of tourists. My main reason for coming here was to see the Cocora valley, known for its 60 m high wax palms. Here’s what I saw: A local…
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Back to Colombia
I arrived in Cartagena March 26 for a 2 week trip covering Cartagena, Santa Marta, Salento, Medellín and, the highlight, la Ciudad Perdida, a 4-day trek into the jungle to see an indigenous “lost city”. Here are my photos thus far. From Cartagena: Walking around Getsemani neighbourhood: Shoeshine stall A really great pizza restaurant Two…
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