Sep 20, 2009 - Popayan

Popayan is known for its whitewashed colonial buildings.Popayan is known for its whitewashed colonial buildings....

Jul 18, 2009 - Popayan

Well it has been a few days that I could just take a moment to sit on a computer as we have been busy.Well it has been a few days that I could just take a moment to sit on a computer as we have been busy....

Jun 8, 2009 - Popayán, la ville blanche

La prochaine grande ville aprés Pasto est Popayán. ... Nous arrivons le soir a Popayán et nous mettons une heure a marcher avec les sacs pour trouver un hôtel raisonnable. ... Le lendemain nous visitons Popayán, dit la ville blanche. ... La proxima gran ciudad despues de Pasto es Popayán. ...

Feb 13, 2008 - Colonial Popayán

Popayan is a beautiful colonial town in the south of Colombia.Popayan is a beautiful colonial town in the south of Colombia....

Jan 6, 2008 - Loving Colombia

Hello all: I left the Bogota airport and Ed was eagerly waiting for me as I exited.Hello all: I left the Bogota airport and Ed was eagerly waiting for me as I exited....

Jan 6, 2008 - Villa de Leyva

Supposedly three hours north of Bogota (but of course it took five) was the traditional Colombian village of Villa de Leyva.Supposedly three hours north of Bogota (but of course it took five) was the traditional Colombian village of Villa de Leyva....

Dec 14, 2007 - Tierradentro

Getting to Tierradentro proved easy in comparison to Popayan, and I even had a seat. ... The bus didn't quite go to the village of Tierradentro (aka San Andres) so I had to walk the last 4 kilometers, uphill with all my stuff, a sweaty affair. ... About the only problem I had in Tierradentro was getting stuck by pricker bushes while picking blackberries during the hikes. ...

Dec 11, 2007 - Popayan, The White City

Next, I was off to the white city, as Popayan is known.Next, I was off to the white city, as Popayan is known....

Sep 1, 2007 - Tierradentro: Turning Tomb Raider

After a whole night of indecision debating whether to go completely solo to Tierradentro as no one else felt like going I decide to give it a shot. ... Therefore I find myself travelling on three different long distance taxis without meeting another traveller and arrive in this very small one street town of Tierradentro where I book into a hotel and find out I'm the only guest. ... The reason for coming to this remote site is that Tierradentro is famous for being the tomb capitol of Colombia. ... The local cockfights Next we got invited by the locals we met to the main party of the town better yet the whole region, the Cockfights had moved to Tierradentro tonight and everybody who was everybody was going. ... Hiking around Tierradentro in search of Tombs Hiking through the hills alone in supposedly Guerrilla infested country side in the south western regions of Colombia goes against everything that is advised by the by the British Foreign office and the bible, no not that one, the real bible that starts with the letters Lonely and ends in Planet. ...

Aug 28, 2007 - Popayan: Passing through Popayan

Making my way down from Medellin to Popayan ended up taking up the whole day as the early morning bus I wanted at 730am was full so I had to wait til 9am.Making my way down from Medellin to Popayan ended up taking up the whole day as the early morning bus I wanted at 730am was full so I had to wait til 9am....

Jul 30, 2007 - Villa de Leyva...perhaps a colonial town too far???

Yet another beautiful colonial town that was on the must see list. Anyhow as it was still in the direction of Bogotá so we head to Villa De Leyva to check it out and true it's got typical colonial style cobbled streets, great looking buildings and a huge main square over looked my a big church but to be honest for me there wasn't much more. ... Was funny actually what someone commented to me 'isn't it odd that all the beautiful colonial towns that you come across in Latin America are all due to the Spanish Conquista's first coming and raising all the original settlements to ground before rebuilding it?' Good point I thought.Yet another beautiful colonial town that was on the must see list. Anyhow as it was still in the direction of Bogotá so we head to Villa De Leyva to check it out and true it's got typical colonial style cobbled streets, great looking buildings and a huge main square over looked my a big church but to be honest for me there wasn't much more. ... Was funny actually what someone commented to me 'isn't it odd that all the beautiful colonial towns that you come across in Latin America are all due to the Spanish Conquista's first coming and raising all the original settlements to ground before rebuilding it?' Good point I thought....

Apr 9, 2007 - Santa Fe, Colombia

MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2007.MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2007....