Cuenca
From the Tatacoa Desert, I took a bus back to Bogota and flew out the next day to Cuenca, Ecuador. Cuenca is the third largest city in...
Tatacoa Desert
Technically, Tatacoa Desert is a tropical dry forest. But for my money it's a desert. Jazmin and I joined up again here to camp out in...
Salento and the Valley of Cocora
From Manizales, I took a bus to nearby Salento, a small colorful tourist town whose primary function is to serve as a launching point for...
Manizales and Santa Isabel Volcano
From Santa Marta I flew to coffee country, starting off with the small city of Manizales. Manizales is an odd city just by its shear...
Santa Marta and the Lost City Trek
From Bogota, it's about 4 hours in a cramped van to Santa Marta, another coastal Colombian city. Santa Marta isn't nearly as pretty as...
Cartagena
Cartagena is one of those places that can morph into what you need it to be. Having served as a main port for shipping Spanish loot back...