what we did: We spent a total of two weeks in Colombia: 2 days in Bogota, a few days in the small town of Villa de Leyva, and the rest up north along the Caribbean: Cartagena, Parque Tayronna where we slept in hammocks and spent our days on the beach, and Taganga. This was [...]
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Parque Tayrona and Taganga
November 12th, 2009 · 11 Comments · colombia
Four idyllic days and nights in Parque Tayrona have left us browner, more relaxed, and with quite a few more bug bites. Parque Tayrona is a Colombian national park on the Caribbean coast with beautiful beaches and lodging in the form of hammocks strung beneath traditional thatched structures. After the hike in through [...]
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Cartagena de Indias
November 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · colombia
After Villa de Leyva, we decided to head north toward the sun and sand of the Colombian Caribbean coast.. Is it too soon for a beach vacation from our travels? Absolutely not!
We flew into the largest town on the coast, Cartagena. Cartagena is a colonial town founded by the Spanish in 1533 [...]
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Villa de Leyva: A Picturesque Colonial Town
November 3rd, 2009 · 9 Comments · colombia
We have spent the past couple of days in Villa de Levya, a gorgeous town about 3 hours outside of Bogotá. It is a popular weekend destination for affluent Bogotáns, as well as the rare gringo, and caters to visitors with lots of restaurants, live music, and cute shops. We have found it to be [...]
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