• Panama and Columbia
    A truly public bathroom
    The Goat!Inside the Goat #1Inside the Goat #2The Rock of Penol, a tourist attraction with 782 steps up.Our pontoon boat. Marcia is behind the driver on the leftPablo Escobar's club (L) and bombed house (R). The govt took the house when he died.The village is rife with plasterworks called zocalo's originally to assist the illiterateA coffee zocalo.A zocalo makerA zocalo hotelThe original Colombia coat of arms on the city hallEvery town needs a drugstore named for the Pontiff1Moon over Medellin (arrow)2The Goat had a non-stop driving beat

    Guatape Lake & Village

    February 21 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Through one of the longest tunnels in Colombia, the Tunnel de Oriented )8.2 km/5.1 mi) to the 50 year old reservoir at Guatape.
    Primarily a hydroelectric project, it also provides water for Medellin, an increasingly thirsty city. The project was initially conceived in the 1930s and took a while to gain momentum. It took seven years to build and fill as one whole town and lots of little landowners were displaced.
    After arrival near Guatape, we took a Chiva (Goat) ride to the lake where we got aboard a pontoon boat for a quick zip around.
    After lunch we did a walkabout the village which was quite colorful and crowded with tourists.
    Back through the tunnel to Medellin, we had supper to a pounding club beat.
    Tomorrow: We depart the "City of Eternal Spring" and head to Cartagena    Read more