–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Club de Tejo La 76 – Cra. 24 #76-56 – Here’s a link to Google Maps where you can see the exact location… Tejo might just be the greatest sport ever to be invented – it basically involves hurling heavy spherical chunks of metal at gunpowder, with the aim […]
Tag: Colombian Sports and Outdoor Activities
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Most Colombian travelers have Medellin pretty high on their agendas these days. However, very few of those people know that within just 3 hours of Colombia’s second city lies a stunning area of protected tropical rainforest. That’s right, I said rainforest, or jungle if you will. Most people tend […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Trekking in Colombia can be a great way to see another side of the country, and to escape the noise and (let’s face it) pollution of several of the big cities – going on a trek in Colombia will get you into the countryside and allow you to get […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Paragliding is becoming quite the popular pastime for Colombia travelers these days: it’s a growing day-trip trend from Bogota, Medellin and Bucaramanga, as visitors to Colombia bid to break the bonds of gravity and laugh in the face of the gods…or at least hover in the sky for 15 […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Last year, with the World Cup just weeks away, it was pretty difficult to get Colombians thinking about any other sport: it would have seemed impossible, but for the amazing Giro d’Italia win by the then 24 year old Boyaca cyclist, Nairo Quintana. Football is a national obsession, but […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– So after those halcyon days last summer when we cheered, danced and yes, cried, with Colombia’s World Cup team in Brazil as they fought their way to la seleccion’s highest ever placing in the tournament, it’s almost time to do it all over again, as the Copa America 2015 in Chile […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We’ve written previously about the experience of arriving in San Cipriano on the town’s famous brujitas: motorbikes strapped to wooden benches, zipping along train tracks through the Pacific jungle…and I’ll bet you thought that the town couldn’t possibly get any better than it’s iconic mode of transport…well, you’re wrong! And here’s […]
Just who exactly is Arnoldo Iguarán? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The pretty-darn-famous Radamel Falcao netted 3 times in Colombia’s recent international friendly matches with Bahrain and Kuwait to bring his scoring record for the Colombian national side to 24 goals in 56 games, equaling Colombia’s all-time goalscoring record…set by…you guessed it… Arnoldo Iguarán…(controversy alert: […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The city of Popayan, capital of Cauca department, is famous for many things: it’s gastronomy, gorgeous whitewashed walls, UNESCO status. What fewer people know though, is that Popayan is surrounded by stunning scenery, fascinating cultural heritage and wonderful wildlife. There are several excellent day-trips that can be made from […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Don’t panic, the world isn’t actually ending down here in Putumayo! The End of the World refers to a waterfall known locally as El Fin del Mundo. But I should backtrack first and get to the point: where are we? Mocoa is a small city on the fringes of the […]