Paradise exists

We've visited paradise. Will update this entry a.s.a.p. with many pictures. in the meantime one hint: it's in north-columbia :)

I guess our columbia-experts already know which place we mean by saying "Paradise".

Could you guess it? Suggestions welcome :)

Arrived in Santa Marta | Taganga

Unfortunately we are in a hurry because we've to catch a bus to the national park... underneath you'll find some pictures of our first caribbean stop Taganga - a beautiful fisher village. It's amazing :) ... the views, the sea, the people, the foooood, the MUSIC!













Größere Kartenansicht

Stop-Over in San Gil and Bucaramanga

We decided stay one night in San Gil and one or more nights in Bucaramanga before we go on to the coast. Hope we can catch a flight from Bucamaranga to the coast.

Heading to the Caribbean

We go up to the north-coast to "Santa Marta"...

Arrived in Villa de Leyva

After a few freezy but really interesting days in Bogota we decided to head north to a small colonial village called "Villa de Leyva". We took the bus to "Tunja" and then a collectivo to Villa de Leyva which is not a high as Bogota and so offers a better climate :) at least it's supposed to be a little warmer.

In the bus we've met two friendly columbians chatting with us for hours and showing real patience with our not sooo good developed spanish-skills. at six o'clock the national hymn was played on the radio - like E V E R Y day! columbians have to learn at least four hymns in school (national, departamento,...).

We've found a good hospederia and had a warm welcome by the family with an original "tinto" (original columbian coffee). r e a l l y amazing! the family too. once again proven the friendliness of columbians.

So, now we'll check some typical regional food. hope they offer something vegetarian too :)











Soon i'll put here a map so you can easily follow our trip...

Strange Tarjetas?

After visiting the botanical garden near de la plaza de Simon Bolivar we encountered a very long queue of people waiting in front of a sport stadion. We asked different people and finally got the best answer from Leito, saying that if you didn't serve for the armed forces you can get such an ID card, too. But does it really cost more than a million pesos?

Does anyone have more information on this?

I will add a photo later, we have to go now...

More Photos

You can see more pictures from our trip to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and pictures from Brazil, Argentinia, Bolivia and Chile, too.

Bogota

Bogota is really impressing. But: Donde esta el sol? ;-)