{"id":3399,"date":"2012-04-03T12:02:13","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T17:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=3399"},"modified":"2016-05-12T16:38:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T21:38:45","slug":"semana-santa-in-colombia-what-well-be-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/04\/semana-santa-in-colombia-what-well-be-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"Semana Santa In Colombia: What We’ll Be Doing"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s approaching Semana Santa and we in the office are getting pretty excited. Semana Santa means travel, and that’s exactly what we’re all doing. Here’s a run down of our travel plans. Be sure to get in touch on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and let us know what your plans are, we love to hear of travel adventures (and imagine we’re on them…).<\/p>\n

Paul
\nZona Cafetera & El Amazonas<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Wildlife in the Amazon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, in a mere matter of hours, my brother will arrive with his girlfriend to El Dorado Airport, Bogot\u00e1. I can’t wait for him to get to know my adopted city, as well as some of the most important parts of the country.<\/p>\n

We’ve chosen to go to the Colombian Amazon<\/a> and the Coffee Region. The Amazon has always been a dream for me and my brother. When we were younger and used to backpack Europe as often as we could, and I thought we were pretty cool for just having a swim in the Danube. I think we may never have thought we would make it this far. It seemed a world away. Now, while it’s not exactly on my back doorstep, it is <\/em>in the same country I live in, so we’re going to get our adventure hats on, and sail down the Amazon River.<\/p>\n

Our first stop, though, is the Coffee Region<\/a>. I’ve been to the Coffee Region twice before but it never fails to impress me. I love the culture, I love the views, I love the coffee. Moreover, I think it’s important for anyone who vacations in Colombia<\/a> to come to this area: it’s the heart of Colombian\u00a0enterprise.<\/p>\n

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Paul in Cocora Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

JL and Marcela
\nVilla de Leyva<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Handcrafts sold at Villa de Leyva (by Martin Duque Angulo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You may or may not know that Marcela and I recently had a baby, the beautiful Maria del Mar. For this reason, we’re not able to skip off to various parts of the country like Paul! Still, we wanted to mark Maria del Mar’s first Semana Santa with a little trip, so we’ve decided on a small jaunt to Villa de Leyva<\/a> for a few days to relax, take some sun and eat some delicious food.<\/p>\n

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The Pastors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Soon though, very soon, we’ll be sticking a backpack on our daughter and taking her all around the country! They just don’t make 5-month old baby size backpacks…<\/p>\n

…Yet.<\/p>\n

Ryan
\nEngland\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ryan and friends in the pub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve been away from home for a long time, and when I do (if I do) move home for good, I still want presents and Christmas. For this reason, I decided it was a good idea to go and see mum, otherwise she’ll be angry for me for a long time.<\/p>\n

I’ll miss Colombia for the two weeks I’m away, but I’m looking forward to some warm beer and, if the weather stays as it is, nicer weather than I had in Colombia. Yup, you read it, England at the moment is nicer than Colombia. Admittedly, it’ll only last two or three more days I’m sure.<\/p>\n

Sarah<\/strong>
\nTayrona National Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Sarah<\/a>
Sarah on her travels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’m going with my boyfriend to the beautiful Tayrona National Park. After a long stint in busy Bogot\u00e1, we’re looking forward to some time on the beach, away from cars, pollution and concrete.<\/p>\n

\"Tayrona<\/a>
Tayrona National Park, Colombia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every time I go to Tayrona I fall in love with the place again. Its wind swept beaches, beautiful views and wild jungles are the perfect escape. We’ve promised to bring the team back some coconuts but I’m pretty sure we’ll be feeling so lazy we’ll forget…<\/p>\n

The Team at Colombia Travel Blog<\/p>\n

T<\/em><\/strong>hanks for visiting our\u00a0Colombia Travel Blog. If you want to learn more about coming to Colombia please check out our\u00a0Colombia tours<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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