Minca

On our last day in Santa Marta we went to Minca, a small village in the Sierra Nevada. We hiked up to a viewpoint, but by the time we got there, it was quite cloudy, so we didn't have such a great view. Luckily on the way we already saw the coastline and the surrounding mountains. And also the nature was beautiful with colorful birds, palm trees, coffee plants and hundreds of butterflies. We had lunch in a hostel in the forest, with a beautiful view and then we hiked to a "hidden" waterfall where we could swim. It was really nice to cool down, as the weather was again quite humid and warm. As we continued our way, we understood, why the waterfall is called hidden. We had to cross a river at a ford, either with a rope in the water or above it. With the backpacks we went for the option where we hoped to stay dry. Before taking the bus back to Santa Marta (which was again crazy, with a guy sitting on the roof of the car, watching out for the luggage), we went to another waterfall. The waterfalls and the path led through private property, some of it was basically in the garden of a residential house, so we had to pay a small fee to cross a lady's garden for example, walking next to her horse and chickens.Read more