ColombiaDepartamento del AtlánticoSoledadArroyo Platanal10°54’60” N 74°45’44” W
22. december 2019, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
The flight from Miami to Panama was over booked but they managed to changed our flight directly to Barranquilla.
Landed same time and then had to deal with the system to get us to the hotel.
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ColombiaDepartamento del MagdalenaSanta MartaBarrio NortePlaya del Centro11°14’32” N 74°12’53” W 22. december 2019, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Santa Marta is a typical coastal town.
HOT, humid and smelly.
We met up with the G Adventures team.
Interesting crowd from 7 different countries.
ColombiaDepartamento del MagdalenaSanta Marta11°11’1” N 73°49’44” W
23. december 2019, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
3 hour 4x4 transfer to Machete Pelao, where the trek to the Lost City of Teyuna began. Left Machete Pelao and trekked through the jungle along the Buritaca River. Passed by some farmlands and geenLæs mere
ColombiaDepartamento del MagdalenaSanta Marta11°8’53” N 73°51’8” W 24. december 2019, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
1st night with a communal camp. Lots of mosquitos and the local friendly Tarantula. 😆
ColombiaDepartamento del MagdalenaCiénaga11°6’14” N 73°52’20” W
24. december 2019, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Easy morning walk but the camp is a challenge. At least it has a great water hole with a 5m jump.
Loved the photo of the little girl. What is she thinking about ...... the fence is a physical butLæs mere
ColombiaDepartamento del MagdalenaCiénaga11°3’22” N 73°55’18” W
25. december 2019, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Xmas day.
Nice steady 8km hike.
Camp is much better with us all sleeping in hammocks.
I felt like the pigs in the photo at Wiwa camp. Crowded and filthy.
ColombiaDepartamento del MagdalenaCiénaga11°2’16” N 73°55’31” W
26. december 2019, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A long, long day. Started the morning with the 5km ascend to Ciudad Perdida by crossing the river and climing the 1200 steps.
The city is huge. +- 2000 terraces of which 100 are cleared.
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27. december 2019, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The last day of hiking was a slog. 17km downhill but the previous nights rain turned all the roads into a mud wrestling championship.
Saw our last Wiwa hosts on the road and Sue was ecstatic to beLæs mere
ColombiaDepartamento de BolívarCartagenaGetsemaníTorre del Reloj10°25’27” N 75°32’55” W
28. december 2019, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Spend the morning in a tour bus to Cartagena. Its is immediately obvious why this is the jewel of Colombia.
Small, interspersed streets with quaint shops and lots of tourists.
For sunset we had toLæs mere
29. december 2019, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Back to Getsemani for a day tour of the street art.
Visited the biggest Spanish Forte in South America and listened to the incredible story.
Sun set.......... Cafe del Mar.....where else.
