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A good ol’ mystery
“I will not bias your mind by suggesting theories or suspicions, Watson. I wish you simply to report facts in the fullest possible manner to me, and you can leave me to do the theorizing.” said the best of the best in The Hound of the Baskervilles. So, i shall follow his advice. After some…
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Jim aint going down without a fight
So the mechanic was useless. He wanted to sell us original parts that he wanted to get send down from Bogotá. For an estimated minimum of 3 million… around 670 euros. But we werent sure with this guy. I did not trust him one bit. There is mechanics and mechanics. Some explain exactly what is…
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The death of Jim ?
Foolishly, we tried to cross the Cordillera Oriente yesterday . We were already experiencing problems with the transmission so we stoped after a 12 hours drive in this enchanting little village that does not even have a name. While the car did start this morning , it did not shift into its gears. I fear…
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The intricate tricks of nature
So being up early means you can go for walks around before the rest of the people get up. I was hunting for tucan, who are quite common here. No such luck. I did find a jungle woodpecker though And two green parrots in the distance and this dude building his nest And a lot…
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Caño Canoas
Caño Canoas is not really open for tourism. The entire area is „protected“ National Park. But since „ National Park „ also means there is no military and or police , it gives limitless possibilities to illegal farms, drug trade and settlers that just claim land for themselves. And these guys want to make money…
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To road to La Macarena
When we were in Bogota, we originally planed to go to a place called Caño Cristales. When you research it on the internet, you only find offers that fly you there with a plane. We checked around but all the flights were fully booked so we scrapped it form our list. But our new friends…
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Kolibri hunting
Humming birds or Kolibri are super cool little birds. We have seen many on our travels but since they are incredibly fast ,it is not easy to get a (good) picture of them. Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur…
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Las Estatuas del Pueblo Escultor
There is a lot to cover here. Lets start with the nice people we met. Siggi, his wife Helga, Grid and her son Johann. Siggi is an old Friend of Bernd and both of them convinced us to spend the next day with them venturing around. Siggi has been staying here for a month or…
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The road to and San Augustín
We loved Popayán but cities being cities, we had more serious matters to attend to. And one of them being San Augustín with its crazy ancient statues. On the way to San Augustín we had to cross the Puracé National Park.It is a volcanic zone as can be seen in its numerous sulfur springs and…
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Armenia , Cali , Popayán
Since we felt we saw everything worthwhile,we left early. The sun enters the valley from the other side in the mornings. So we searched for the right spot to get a good look and took our farewells. We were not able to get a coffee at the hotel in the morning and got even more…
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A deserts in the tropics & 60m wax palms
We googled the night before that there is another amazing desert just a quick 10 hour drive away, so we got up early. Quick breakfast and off to a super beautiful drive along the west side of Cordillera Oriental, the widest of the three Cordilleras of the Colombian Andes. with your usual up and downs.…
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Dinosaurs & terracota
Since we loved the area up here we decided to explore a little more. We went north west from Federicos farm , and during the day , we realized that the area around Villa de Leyva is actually quite desert like. They call an intermontane valley, i never heard that term before so i read…
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Federicos farm
Constantly consulting with Federico about things to do in Bogotá, he suddenly suggested we should visit his farm. Intrigued, we immediately went for it! The 2,5 hour drive was liberating, liberating because we could actually drive again. Bogotá traffic is bonkers. So out of town the scenery changes after around 1 hour when you start…
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Other things to do in Bogotá
After my small post museum hyperventilation it was time for less demanding entertainment. The botanical garden was just the place. As the weather changes very quickly here , you always have to be prepared with warmer clothes or some sort of rain protection. I gave Lu a bit of shit for looking like a leader…
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Museo del Oro
Bogotá surprised us mainly by being way more modern and progressive than expected. You should not but could, if you had to, compare it to Mexico city. When getting to know these cities it is really hard to remember that you are still in a third world country where the majority of the people live…
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Bogotá
Quick 8 hour drive through the lush Colombian mountain ranges to the beast of a city that is Bogotá. We expected much, but as for usual im Colombia, everything we found exceeded our expectations. The city is located in the center of Colombia, on a high plateau known as the Bogotá savanna in the Eastern…
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Las montañas mágicas
The fertility of the mountains here is honestly mind boggling, everything grows here but one plant that grows exceptionally well is cannabis. Last year when i came , Steve introduced me to the two people who figured out how to grow it best. La Bruja and el Gato. Both of them have a rather ruff…
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Medellín nights
Going out is fun, but it is a lot more fun with friends. So let me take 2 minutes to talk about ours in Medellín. Because it turns out that besides being a gifted artist Veronica also has a massive farm in the Mompox area where she holds kettle. Federico , it turns out, has…
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Guatapé
There is many things to do here but one of the funner ones, is to take a car and go to Guatapé. It is around 70 km from Medellín. Before Iberian conquistadors reached the area in the 16th century, this territory was inhabited by indigenous groups, some controlled by a named cacique named Guatape. In…
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Medellín
Because of the pleasant springlike climate all year, Medellín is known as “La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera” or “City of the Eternal Spring”. Being located at 1,500 m in the Aburrá Valley, surrounded by mountains ranging up to 2,700 m, its climate is not as hot as other cities located at the same latitude…
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