We’ve written about Colombia’s spectacularly varied topography before. Here you can find yourself roaming through dense jungles, wading in turquoise seas or hiking in stunning mountain ranges all in one trek. Though good for the tourist, when roads began to be formed amongst these landscapes Colombians were faced with somewhat of a dilemma: where could […]

When I tell people back in England that I’m in Colombia, generally the first thing they assume is that I’m living in some kind of tropical paradise, and that the weather in Colombia is uniformly beautiful and sunny. Now, as lovely as that would be, I’m a Londoner and so I’m thankful to be living […]

We were walking around the main square of Salento, a beautiful, traditional village in Colombia, with houses so colourful you feel as though you’re in a sweet factory. Children in identical outfits were running around the plaza, while old men wearing cowboy hats and denim stood in front of the village church, talking to each […]