Sep 24, 2009 - Tierra Adentro

The trip from San Agustin to Tierra Adentro was one of our most interesting. It started with a colectivo (a cab that doesn't go until it is filled up with passengers) in San Agustin. Luckily they were waiting for two people to show up and we left right away. About an hour later we were in La Plata. We got onto a truck at the bus station but we had to sit in the back. This is a common mode of transport in rural Colombia. Small pickups have benches put in the box along the sides with tarps over top. Up to eight people are stuffed into the...