Popayan Popayan is situated in the Valle de Pubenza and it is known as the La Ciudad Blanca (the White City). It is an enjoyable place to walk around, with cobbled streets, leafy parks and pavement cafes. My bus dropped…
The yacht journey from Panama to Colombia via the San Blas Islands
On the morning that I left Colombia, we all got shared taxis from our hostel to the port to board our yacht. The captain of the ship was a grumpy, alcoholic Spaniard and he was assisted by an Argentinian woman…
Mud volcanoes and cocaine in Cartagena
Cartagena burnt down 19 years after it was founded in the 1500s by Spanish colonialists and named after the city of Cartagena in Spain. It is only permitted to use non-flammable materials for buildings, a rule which has affected the…
How hard is the hike to Colombia’s lost city of Ciudad Perdida?
If you always wanted to go to the Lost City of Atlantis but couldn’t as it doesn’t exist then The Lost City is a very good bet. It takes six days and it is a slightly edgier and considerably lower…
Day tripping from Bogota to Zipaquirá’s salt cathedral
Bogota is rough around the edges certainly, I think Plaza de Bolivar would sigh if it were to speak, after all the things that it has seen. However, La Candelaria district is a place to be. Lovely cafes, museums and…
Seven reasons to visit Colombia
Here are 7 reasons to visit the wonderful country of Colombia: 1.The El Totumo Mud Volcano This is not the only mud volcano in the world but you can get in it! It is not very high and contains mud…