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A Tropical Odyssey
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- 23. apr. 2024
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Høyde: 1 496 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Armenia 4.53363, -75.6727644°32’1” N 75°40’22” W
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Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza
23. april, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Na de woestijn hebben we een korte stop gemaakt om meer te leren over Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza.
Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza is een organisatie die zich inzet voor het onderricht van kansarme kinderen. Niet alleen bieden ze extra naschoolse activiteiten aan in hun gebouw, ze brengen het onderwijs ook naar de achtergestelde wijken. Met hun mobiele school kunnen de (straat)kinderen al spelend leren. Deze mobiele school werd ontwikkeld door 1 van hun partners, MobileSchool/StreetwiZe, die in Leuven zitten!Les mer
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Reisende Fantastisch dat er mensen zijn die zich voor zo een mooi initiatief willen inzetten. 😀
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Reisende Zal weldra ook nuttig zijn in Brussel.
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🇨🇴Colombia & 🇨🇷Costa Rica
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- 7. jan. 2024
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Høyde: 1 438 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Armenia La Española Quebrada El Pescador 4.491763, -75.6864674°29’30” N 75°41’11” W
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Im Paradies
7. januar, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Wir liegen in der Hängematte, lauschen dem Zwitschern der Vögel und geniessen den Sonnenuntergang am Horizont. Es ist das Bilderbuch-Ende unseres Reisetags von Bogotá nach Armenia. Die Hauptstadt der Kaffeeanbauregion Kolumbiens erreichen wir nach einem einstündigen Flug. Nun residieren wir in einer Hacienda ausserhalb der Stadt im Grünen. Schon die Ankunft mit Begrüssung durch zwei süsse Tigerchen und Begrüssungsdrink verzückt uns. Der wunderschöne Pool mit Ausblick auf den Wald tut dann sein übriges. Bei Sonne und angenehmen 27 Grad tauchen wir gerne ins kühle Wasser.Les mer
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Büseli hier, Büseli det. - Flohfänger! :-) [Andi]
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Reisende Isch wie äs paradis grün grün einfach super schön und fruchtig dä lernt man von Grund auf dä cafi mega herrlich und sehr beeindrückend geniesst mag eu gönnen
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Reisende Ivana u Kolumbiji
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- 19. feb. 2024
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Høyde: 1 522 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Armenia 4.537574, -75.6678064°32’15” N 75°40’4” W
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Armenia
19. februar, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Danas idem sa busom u glavni grad departamenta Quindío, Armeniju.
Jer još uvijek mislim otići u Amazonu, hoću si kupiti dugu odjeću od materijala, kroz koji komarci ne mogu pikati.
Jer je Armenia veči grad, idem tu u potragu.
Vožnja traje od prilike sat vremena i košta COP 6'000, kaj je od prilike CHF 1.15.
U Armeniji je toplije nego u Salentu jer je nije tak visiko gore ko Salento. Ovdje ima ljudi koji žive na cesti, puno auta i motora.
Nisam nigdje našla pravu trgovinu sa takvom odječom koju sam tražila pa sam po podne otišla u park. Prošetala sam se, polizala sladoled i poslje na trgu popila sok od mandarine.
Otišla sam oko 5 na bus za Salento i poslje večere sam otišla u krevet. Nadam se da budem negdje drugdje našla opremu za đunglu.Les mer
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a Pedaling Adventure Zuid-Amerika
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- 17. sep. 2016, 17:27
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Høyde: 1 495 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Armenia 4.53852, -75.678924°32’19” N 75°40’44” W
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Day 247: Last time above 3000m.
17. september 2016, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
To get ahead of the heat we decided to leave town at 6am. Although quite early we were happy that we did it. It was still cool and traffic wasnt to bad. But two hours later it was sweating again and crazy traffic. It took us till 2 to make the 58km to the top of the pass. So we thought we would be in Armenia early.

A couple of hundred meters i got a flat tire. It turned out one of the patches was completely ripped a part. So after changing the tube we continued downhill. Only to have ninos tire flat at the bottom. Another ripped patch. So we hope with 2 brandnew tubes in our tires to make it to medellín.Les mer
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Reisende Jason & Ricky's Gaycation
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- 3. apr. 2018, 14:52
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Høyde: 1 480 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Armenia 4.53667, -75.671674°32’12” N 75°40’18” W
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A Couple of Nights in Armenia
3. april 2018, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Before arriving in Colombia, we thought the only Armenia that existed was the country that borders Turkey and competes in the Eurovision Song Contest, but, it turns out that it is also the name of a “medium-sized” city and the capital of the Quindio Department in the Andes Region. Armenia was a three-hour microbus journey from Cali and is one of the main coffee-growing regions in the country. Jason was in heaven to finally experience some “good” coffee.

When we arrived, we wandered around the city in search of food, fun and some coffee for Jason. We walked away with full bellies but unfortunately there wasn't a great deal of beauty or fun to be found in the city. Two out of three ain't bad. Unlike Cali, our personal security didn't feel threatened; well, relatively unthreatened. Though, the streets had its fair share of dodgy characters.

The next day, we went to the nearby theme park dedicated to coffee, Parque del Café. Well as they say, when in Rome. The theme park is about 12 kilometres from Armenia and occupies an area of 96 hectares that includes rides, shows, two telefericos, a train and a small coffee plantation. One of the aims of the theme park is to promote and to keep alive Colombian coffee culture. One of the attractions includes horse-riding and, like a child at a country fair, Jason mounted the horse and joined his new riding club. At first, Jason thought that he'd been given the grumpy, old horse with attitude, as it bucked a bit to begin with. But Ricky thought it was probably a match made in heaven. Jason survived the adventure and made it back before the torrential rain set in, bringing an end to our day and bringing an end to our stay in Armenia.

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Reisende Mittelamerika
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- 8. okt. 2021, 18:00
- 🌧 20 °C
- Høyde: 1 484 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Armenia 4.53568, -75.676674°32’8” N 75°40’36” W
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Reise nach Cali
8. oktober 2021, Colombia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
S amerikanische Päärli het d Kamera im Taxifahrer und drum hends de glich Taxifahrer bstellt zum ad Plantage z bringe. Zu üsem Glück isch de vo Armenie gsi (nöd s Land, sondern e Stadt in Kolumbie). Über die Stadt hend mer au möse umstige zum uf Cali cho. So simer mit em Bis vor d Stadt ane und döte hemmer möse umstige, wel mer e Lizenz brucht zum id Stadt inecho. Anschienend hends sovil Problem gha mit Taxiraub und Überfäll. Au Iheimischi sind devo betroffe gsi. Und ab do isches den nurno Bergab gange...⛰️

Mer hend en absolut beschissene Bus gha vo Armenie nach Cali. Am 16:00 het di 3 stündig Fahrt sölle starte...De Bus isch e halb Stund z spot abgfahre und het e Stund länger brucht als plant. Zuedem sind d Sitz undbequem und chunsch vorne mit de Knü ah. Wahrschindli het de Tubel vor mer provokativ de Sitz hineabeloh, dass mer d Knü nome weh tönd.🖕🏽 Nach öpe 5 Tritt i sin Rugge heters den nach 2 Stunde aumol begriffe...Zuedem simmer im Stau gsi und grössteteils kei Internet ufem weg gha. Wenni mol Internet gha han hani nur d Snaps vode Kollege becho, wie jede ade OLMA am gnüsse isch und i die absolut s...törend Musik vil z lut erträge mues. 😷He vilicht sind die Kolumbianer scho liebi Cheibe, aber jede zweit mues zwingend en Tinitus ha so wie die Musik loset. Wenigstens chani mich chli vertüfe mitm "Casa del Papel" (Haus des Geldes, Netflixserie). So chani wenigstens mini schmerzende Knü und mini druckend Blase beruhige...🙄

Acho im Cali hemer direkt en Uber gno und sind i üses Hostel gfahre. Viajero Hostel chani absolut empfehle. Hend vil neui Lüt kenne glernt und sind mit dene aschlüssend go Tanze. Cali isch nebst de villne Überfäll fürs Salsa bekannt. Wenns lerne wilsch, muesch gnau do häre go. Mer sind di einzige gsi wos nöd chöne hend.... Jadu Cali fangt ja guet ah.💁🏼‍♂️Les mer
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Reisende South America
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- 5. nov. 2017
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Høyde: 2 068 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Armenia Calarcá 4.5198, -75.603834°31’11” N 75°36’14” W
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On the way to Salento
5. november 2017, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Puh,
Almost missed the bus to Armenia (from there to Salento).
And who is to blame? Our last host ;p
No,but seriously, our bad luck is chased by good luck...
We can't complain, WiFi in the bus, all the space we need, power output and all that for a price that seems too cheap.

8h by comfy bus, amazing view through the mountains, even drove through clouds. Just enjoying every bit of the trip.Les mer
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skip's retirement travel South America
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- 1. des. 2018, 16:01
- 🌧 24 °C
- Høyde: 1 474 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Armenia Calarcá 4.51838, -75.640384°31’6” N 75°38’25” W
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Recuca
1. desember 2018, Colombia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Coffee farm and culture site. First is the coffee flower. The beans on a drying rack. Then 4 platters of beans, one raw, one dried, one with the inner shell removed (standard form for export), and finally roasted beans. The 4th pic is a small, home size roaster with a tray of just roasted beans, still hot. A barista making coffee in the traditional manner. Finally, some coffee trees.Les mer
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skip's retirement travel South America
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- 2. des. 2018, 15:25
- 🌧 24 °C
- Høyde: 1 560 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Armenia Calarcá 4.54649, -75.636564°32’47” N 75°38’12” W
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Botanical garden and butterfly farm
2. desember 2018, Colombia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Located near Armenia, the botanical garden preserves native Colombian rainforest and works to protect and propogate endangered species. The last 2 pics are of the butterfly farm, located within the botanical garden. First the building from above, shaped like a butterfly, and then one of the dozens of species found here.Les mer
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Reisende South America
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- 8. nov. 2017
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Høyde: 1 494 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Armenia La María 4.52034, -75.659554°31’13” N 75°39’34” W
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Fly high to glide
8. november 2017, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Let's keep it short.
Said goodbye to Tracy and Magda, left Salento, got to Armenia, went up the mountain with 2 Tandem masters and waited for the opportunity...

Run, keep running and don't stop until we glide. That's all he said. For round about 40€ p.P.
We flew 15min and it was extraordinary.Les mer
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