Overland from Colombia to Quito, Ecuador
Popayan, a beautiful colonial city in southern Colombia, is a great place to stop off in if you’re heading to Ecuador. It’s got …
5 Natural Wonders No One Talks About
I’m sure you’ve heard of the Great Barrier Reef or Machu Picchu or the Empire State Building. They are just some of …
Thru the Lens: The Las Lajas Sanctuary
I’ve seen a lot of churches all over Europe and the Americas but when I saw the Las Lajas Sanctuary I was …
Backpacker’s Guide to Salento
Salento is a small town in the heart of Colombia’s coffee region. It’s very popular with Colombian tourists and also quite popular …
A Rock with a View in Guatape
Guatape is a small town about 2 hours east of Medellin that boasts one of the most beautiful landscapes in all of …
Thru the Lens: Medellin
Medellin is unfortunately most famous for its turbulent times under the infamous reign of Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. However, since then …
The Cocora Valley
The Cocora Valley is one of the gateways to Los Nevados National Park (Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados) and is a unique …
Thru the Lens: Barranquilla Carnaval
Barranquilla is a large industrial city on the Caribbean coast, about 100km from Cartagena and best known for Shakira and its carnaval, …
Thru the Lens: Tayrona National Park
Tayrona National Park is located on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, about 40km northeast of Santa Marta. It’s easily accessible by road or by …
A Cathedral in a Salt Mine
Those silly Christians. As if there weren’t enough churches in inconvenient places, they decided to build one 180 metres underground in a …