–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’ve been spending some time down in the jungle over the past few days, getting to know Mocoa (the capital of Putumayo department) and it’s surrounding jungles and waterfalls. It’s remarkable that in just 12 hours on a night bus from the Andean chill of the ‘refrigerator’ (as people […]
Tag: The Amazon
–> 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 […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Part 2 of this Top 10 can be found here. So 2014 has blurred into 2015, and it’s that month where New Year’s Resolutions are made and swiftly broken…how’s that gym membership going? ‘Dry January’ moistened up a bit recently? As we mentioned in this post last year…why not […]
La selva amazónica es uno de los ecosistemas más importantes del mundo y un sinónimo de aventura desde que los europeos se embarcaron en estas aguas por primera vez en 1541. La palabra “Amazonas viene de la nación de todas las guerreras descritas por primera vez por el historiador griego Herodoto, el primer europeo en […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important ecosystems, and a byword for adventure since it was first sailed by Europeans in 1541. The word ‘Amazon’ comes from the nation of all female warriors first described by Greek historian Herodotus; the first European to sail the river, […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are many wonderful places to visit all over Colombia, and just as many incredible places to stay whilst you enjoy the sights of this fantastic country. From cabins on the beach in Tayrona National Park, to hammocks in the middle of the windswept desert, Colombia offers the intrepid […]
We’d like to welcome on board the guys at 2sporks1cup, who travelled to Colombia this year. This Aussie and Colombian couple kept their blog diligently updated through their travels and continue to update now they’re back in the land of Oz. We’ll be re-posting some of our top picks in the coming months to give […]
In High Fidelity, Nick Hornby’s protagonist spends a great deal of his time agonizing over lists: top 5 lists that organize his life into favourites, bests and greatests. It’s a gruelling way to live as anyone that has tried to categorize their favourite films, albums or children will know. Your lists can fluxuate depending on […]
–> 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 […]
The Amazon has captivated the traveller’s imagination throughout the ages – treasured it as a pinnacle of adventure. The wild, untamed nature that lurks on land and in the water; the untouched communities that inhabit hidden corners of the Amazon rainforest; the real and imagined sense of danger that seeps into the mind as you […]