Still in Santa Marta, 28th Nov.

It's high time I indulged in a bit of nourishing culture, methinks.
So off I popped to the Parque Simon Bolivar to hang out with the rough sleepers and assorted culture vultures of Santa Marta.
The town's main museum (as far as I can tell) is the 'Museo del Oro Tairona located in the Casa de la Aduana. Smack next to the park, it's a modest little museum that sketches out Bolivar's pivotal role in establishing - not just Colombia - but several of the early South American countries: Panama, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia. They didn't live long in those days, but he did a lot in his 47 years of life. ( I feel such an under-achiever.)
The food's not getting any better, but I'm eating more of it. Aah, but the fruit! They can grow mangos and bananas like we can grow apples. Cheap as chips too - but they can't do chips either.Read more