After Caño Cristales, we headed to our next off-the-beaten track location: Providencia, a Caribbean island paradise with beautiful beaches and stunningly clear waters. We spent four days on Providencia and absolutely loved it! We didn’t…
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After Hostal Pacifico, we headed to La Macarena for Caño Cristales, the rainbow river. To get to Caño Cristales, most people take an hour flight from Bogota. We opted for the off the beaten track…
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Before I’d even set out on my South American trip in February, I’d wanted to go to Caño Cristales – Colombia’s colourful rainbow river. As I travelled up the South American continent, passing through northern…
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I’m in Colombia!!! After a very brief 24hr stop over in Cali where I did a salsa class (when in Cali!!), I went to Hostal Pacifico in Buenaventura on Colombia’s Pacific coast for three nights.…
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After five weeks in Ecuador, it was time for a new country – Colombia!! I’d worked my way up from southern Ecuador to the north and a bus border crossing made the most sense for…
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Otavalo was my last stop in Ecuador! I had three reasons for going: for Laguna Cuicocha, the artisanal market and lastly because it was a good final stop before crossing into Colombia. The Otavalo Market…
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Located two hours west of Quito, Mindo is a small town in the cloud forest. It’s a great little getaway from Quito and I spent two nights there learning about and eating chocolate, hiking waterfalls…
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After a lovely few days relaxing at Secret Garden Cotopaxi, it was time to visit Ecuador’s capital, Quito! I gave myself two full days to explore Quito. To my surprise I could have spent more!…
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