ColombiaTunja5°32’0” N 73°21’38” W
April 8, 2017 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
A long bus ride and I ended up in Tunja. With no more buses going to my destination I had to find a hotel (for cheap) and managed to after a few tries. The next morning to my surprise the hotel staffRead more
ColombiaAlto El Salto5°40’56” N 73°33’57” W
April 10, 2017 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Not so far from Bogota is a smaller colonial town that is quite popular with tourists. I thought I'd check it out and besides I could camp there for cheap. The large plaza, white houses, and cobbleRead more
ColombiaBella Suiza4°42’17” N 74°1’48” W
April 12, 2017 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Bogotá is the capital of Colombia known as being cold and massive it truly lives up to that name. I was lucky enough to have a great Couchsurfer, Jorge, who gave me some good tips and was aRead more
ColombiaLeticia4°12’54” S 69°56’26” W
April 15, 2017 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Leticia sits on the middle of the Amazon along the river and borders Peru and Brazil. It's not super big but is definitely a town and has some great parks, views of the river, tours to the Amazon andRead more
BrazilTabatinga4°14’8” S 69°56’29” W
April 16, 2017 in Brazil ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Since Leticia is on the border of Brazil I was able to walk into the small Brazilian town of Tabatinga. I went with a Brazilian friend from my hostel and surprisingly I could understand a bit ofRead more
PeruPacaya Samiria National Reserve3°44’50” S 73°15’2” W
April 20, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After 2 1/2 days on a boat I arrived in the jungle city of Iquitos. The worlds largest city accessible only by water or air. I was surprised by how big it was and how you really couldn't tell you wereRead more
PeruMorales6°28’58” S 76°22’1” W
April 30, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After many days in the Amazon traveling within the jungle and along the river I finally made it to where the road starts. In Yurimaguas I caught a car to Tarapoto where I spent a few days with a greatRead more
PeruChachapoyas6°13’50” S 77°52’19” W
May 3, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
A lovely colonial town that technically is in the Jungle. It was cold and I nice change of weather from the actual jungle. Besides the lovely town it's close to two great sites. First is Kuelap a hugeRead more
PeruQuebrada San Juan6°42’46” S 77°47’53” W
May 7, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
A small town with a great museum of over 200 mummies and lots of well preserved artifacts from the Chachapoyas culture that were in tombs located by their sacred lake.
PeruCajamarca7°9’25” S 78°31’13” W
May 9, 2017 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Back to the sierras and the 10 gallon hats! Cajamarca is a larger Sierra town with a plethora of old churches, the room what the Incan emperor was killed , and quite the Guinea pig market. I got to goRead more
