On Colombia’s northern coast lies Tayrona National Park. With great beaches, forest and nature, it’s one of Colombia’s most popular places to visit. If you’re exploring the northern coast from Santa Marta upwards, it’s more…
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Palomino is a small town along Colombia’s northern coast. It quickly became our base on Colombia’s northern coast for our visits to Tayrona National Park, Cabo de la Vela, Punta Gallinas and Dibulla. We liked it!…
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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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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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