Two latino, one travel

August – November 2024

Trip to Colombia and Mexico Read more

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Mexico
Peru
Colombia

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Backpacking, Culture, Nature, Sightseeing, Solo travel, Wilderness

32.0kkilometers traveled

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Nicolas Lantoing Two latino, one travel
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- Day 28
- Monday, September 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 146 m
- Colombia Santa Marta 11.184388, -73.82871411°11’4” N 73°49’43” W
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Ciudad perdida trek day 4
September 2, 2024 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Finally! Did it! Back to the civilisation, after the last uphill section we got in sight of the sea and got some fresh air after 4 days of suffocating in the jungle, would have got an erection if I was not so exhausted at the moment.

In the aftermath, my legs are covered by mosquito bites, my feet are ruined at walking days on wet shoes and I am absolutely destroyed but glad I made it.

Now two days to recover before moving to Leticia.

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Tonton Very nice picture 🤩
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Tonton Not so nice picture 🤣
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Nicolas LantoingWanted to keep a trace of how bad I ended, my feet still hurts and can't walk normally >< and I am supposed to go for another trek in two days
9/3/24Reply
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- Day 31
- Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 10:53 AM
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 85 m
- Colombia Leticia -4.214249, -69.9419094°12’51” S 69°56’31” W
Leticia
September 5, 2024 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
I was expecting a horrible heat and wet climate at Leticia, but actually it is quite windy and "not so bad". (Had to lock myself in my hotel room with AC on between 12 and 4pm thoo).

There is a "funky" feature here where all the parrots from the jungle return to the city at sunset. Oh my god that sounds of hundreds and hundreds of parrots shrieking at the same time, don't go there if you're afraid of birds 😅.

Tomorrow going for a three days trek across the amazon.Read more
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- Day 32
- Friday, September 6, 2024 at 5:25 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 75 m
- Peru Gamboa -4.192846, -70.04884°11’34” S 70°2’56” W
Amazona trek day 1/3
September 6, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
First day, started with a 2h boat trip across the amazon where we spotted many pink dolphins (but couldn't take any pictures, they are too fast). Then we arrived at the Gamboa community which will host us for the following 3 days, we were greeted by a sloth at the entrance.

After lunch we got a small walk in the surrounding jungle, the different kinds of trees and their dangers (and learned that bullet ants actually live in the area...).

Then we took a couple of drinks with some where they shared their culture and (tried) to teach us a couple of words in their language while waiting for night time where fun began: all the tarantulas, scorpions and other funny stuff get out at night. So headlights on, big boots, long sleeved tops and pants (despise the temperature) and we were up for 2 hours in the jungle trying to spot them.Read more
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- Day 33
- Saturday, September 7, 2024
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 80 m
- Peru Gamboa -4.209744, -70.0692544°12’35” S 70°4’9” W
Amazona trek day 2/3
September 7, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Second day, there was a huge tropical storm during the night, it calmed down in the morning but it was still raining. Today will be a wet day.

In the morning we got for a walk to try to spot sloths but when it is raining they climb higher in the trees and are harder to spot. We still managed to see a couple of them but they were so far away we couldn't see much.

By noun the rain stopped and after lunch and a small break we went for a 15km hike in the jungle to reach a lake and spot some caimans.

We were supposed to sleep here in hammocks but unfortunately the storm made them unusable until they dried, so we will do the return at night.

On the way it got all sunny and we were lucky enough to spot a closer sloth and a bunch of monkeys (and bullets ants!).

Once at the lake we waited for night time and our guide managed to catch two small caimans (around 60-80cm longs, adults can reach 4m), and then started the long walk back by night to find a giant viper snake just waiting in the middle of the path.Read more
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- Day 34
- Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 6:30 AM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 82 m
- Peru Quebrada Gamboa -4.197165, -70.0375724°11’50” S 70°2’15” W
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Amazona trek day 3/3
September 8, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Third day: a small hike in the morning to try to spot more animals, we managed to see a couple of aras and some monkeys but that's most of it. (And a giant 400year old tree).

Then after shilling (and taking a scorpion in my hand at the request of a local with which I had sympathised) finally got back.

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Tonton Back in Australia? 😁
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- Day 37
- Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 12:05 PM
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 2,699 m
- Colombia Parque principal de Cocuy 6.40786, -72.4452076°24’28” N 72°26’43” W
El cocuy
September 11, 2024 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
El cocuy, capital of the area but a small 5k people town, suffered from many drawbacks after the reunification and the introduction of the global market. Most of the area was living on agriculture and livestock but they couldn't compete with the global market and in 60 years the town moved from 20k people to 5k.

The place feels and looks like your small andean village with everyone wearing ponchos and hats. People are some of the most cheerful and friendly I met on this trip.Read more
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- Day 38
- Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 3,854 m
- Colombia Alto La Cueva 6.406441, -72.3756066°24’23” N 72°22’32” W
El cocuy trek day 1: cabana el pulpito
September 12, 2024 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
First day, after a quick visit of el Cocuy and filling the registration formalities of the park we went to a refuge at 3800m to acclimate and we did a small hike (3h with 300m of elevation) to warm up and prepare our bodies. And I already had a blast with the landscape with that small "hike".

Unfortunately my camera is half broken at the moment so I can't control the aperture and all my lenses are locked to the maximum aperture. Can still take pictures in daylight with small iso and shutter speed but it clearly limits my flexibility.

There are a lot of issues with the local natives that want to close the park, the park will be closed for two month at the end of September but there is already rumours that it will be closed for far more times, I may be one of the last lucky guys to do those trails for an undefined amount of time.

Tomorrow going to Laguna Grande de la Sierra, 4600m high for a 1000m elevation gain.

5pm here at 3600m and it is already super cold, can't wait to froze at 4500+ 😅 after the horrendous heat of Santa Marta and Leticia, I guess my body will take some times to recover from this trip.Read more
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- Day 39
- Friday, September 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 4,517 m
- Colombia Laguna Grande 6.397011, -72.2960446°23’49” N 72°17’46” W
El cocuy trek day 2: Laguna grande
September 13, 2024 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
First real hike of the trek, going to the laguna grande de la sierra (4600m) and then to the border of the glacier concave (4700m). 22km trip with 1100m of elevation gain that started at 5am.

It started well with cloudy weather and some small rain but it was still okay. But then at around 11am, while at around 4/5 of the way to the lac it started to rain and it would not stop until the end of the day. Couldn't get a clear view on the lac and the mountains and ended totally wet and frozen, honestly at this point I was considering canceling the last day as it was obvious some of my clothes which I didn't had changes for would not dry in time.Read more
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- Day 40
- Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:00 AM
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 4,826 m
- Colombia Sierra Nevada del Cocuy 6.373603, -72.3049316°22’25” N 72°18’18” W
El cocuy trek day 3: Pulpito del diablo
September 14, 2024 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Third day, so decided to keep it til the end. And I did well, the day has been all sunny and I got a blast on the way, the landscape was amazing and I could reach my new elevation record at 4850m at the glacier limit of the mountain.

Will probably be my last activity for this trip as my camera is half broken and I am just exhausted (and supposed to get back to work on Monday ><)

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- Day 42
- Monday, September 16, 2024 at 8:32 AM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,585 m
- Colombia Chapinero 4.639811, -74.0640674°38’23” N 74°3’51” W
Bogotá
September 16, 2024 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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