*NOTA: Desde la publicación original de este post en 2012, la travesía por El Cocuy ha sido prohibida por Parques Naturales y al visitarlo no se debe apartar de los caminos autorizados por esa entidad. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– El parque nacional El Cocuy podría ser uno de los secretos mejor guardados de Colombia, […]
Tag: Colombian Nature
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Before I go any further with this post, I want to clear up something straight away. In what follows, when I use the term, “Willy,” I mean this: I don’t mean this: or anything else you may happen to be thinking. I hope I’ve made […]
To start with, the Pacific coast of the Chocó is vast: so vast in fact that to attempt to cover all of it in this one Colombia Travel Blog post would be downright irresponsible of us! Therefore I am simply going to describe the trip I took in September last year to Playa Guachalito near […]
Before I delve into the psychedelic world of yage, I should begin with some sort of disclaimer. Firstly, I do not, by any means, condone the use of mind-altering drugs by anyone. Thankfully, yage is seen by indigenous Colombians as a medicine. Secondly, this is not a journey that should be taken lightly or flippantly. […]
Note: This post delves into the world of the ancient indigenous customs surrounding the consumption of the psychedelic drug/medicine known as yage. I don’t want to sound too preachy, but, as you will read, my experience with it made me realise that it’s no game, but actually a pretty serious undertaking. I’d urge anyone considering […]
Back in 1760 a Spanish scientist named José Celestino Mutis came over to travel Colombia to explore and document the native flora and fauna of this mysterious and majestic part of the Americas. In 1763 Mutis asked his motherland to sponsor his expedition and 20 LONG years later, the king gave him the OK. Olé! […]
Colombia boasts beautiful and interesting cities aplenty. They’re places that bustle with cosmopolitan culture, but that never lose that distinct Latin American flavor. Museums and galleries are found in abundance and the nightlife is almost always rocking. City life in Colombia can be a non-stop whirlwind of new and fascinating things, and that’s why I […]
Last week we wrote about Capurgana on Colombia’s Caribbean coast in the department of the Chocó: today we are staying firmly in that department, but heading south towards the Pacific coast; one of Colombia’s least visited areas, and almost certainly the least visited stretch of coastline. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– To start with, the […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is home to many incredible things: jaw-dropping scenery, gorgeous colonial architecture, some of the world’s best secluded beaches, but perhaps the greatest draw Colombia has is its unique flora and fauna. It is one of the world’s most bio diverse countries. However, it is Colombia’s remarkable birdlife which […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is a country of wildlife. Ecologically, it is considered one of the world’s most megadiverse countries, and is the most megadiverse per square kilometre on the planet. It is likely that within the next two years Colombia will become the first country on earth to register 1,900 species […]