As much as I like and admire Botero’s work, going to the Botero Museum in Bogota was a little disconcerting for me, and walking through the gallery gave me a feeling of discomfort. It was the closest thing to revisiting my recurring childhood nightmares that I had experienced. Seriously! It was a little creepy. Continue reading
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Botero: inspiration & nightmares…..
Llano Grande: a weekend in paradise
I consider myself so incredibly fortunate to have enjoyed a memorable couple of days in paradise with Marta and Camilla on their beautiful finca in Llano Grande, a region of Rionegro. Llano Grande has been a traditional holiday destination for Medellin’s upper middle class for over 50 years. It has many fincas- small hobby farms that families visit for the weekends. Continue reading
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Gold Museum, Bogota
- The Gold Museum in Bogota has the biggest collection of pre-Hispanic gold pieces in the world. It has over 55 000 pieces of incredible intricacy. The museum is divided into sections that represent the different cultures and their techniques that existed before the arrival of the Spaniards. Continue reading
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Santa Marta, Tayrona & Taganga
After returning from The Lost City I spent a night in a new hostel called: The Drop Bear! How amusing! The drop bear is a mythical Australian creature which is like a vicous koala and has the habit of dropping down on people’s heads. When we used to camp in the karri forrests, the loud explosive sounds caused by self pruning branches crashing to the ground, were attributed to drop bears! I remember being particularly frightened of the damn things! So I was quite amused to find a hostel of this name. Continue reading
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Chicamocha Canyon: Colombia
The Chicomocha Canyon in the Santander region is very large, covering over 43000 hectares and is 2km deep – deeper than the Grand Canyon. It is a striking landscape with the Chicomocha River flowing between the two steep sides. It has a 6.3 km cable car which runs right across the canyon, making it one of the longest cable car rides in the world. Continue reading
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Catedral de Sal, Colombia
I admit to a sense of trepidation when Ben & Maria took me to see this incredible feat of Colombian architecture. Focusing on rational thoughts like the fact hundreds of people go through this mine every day, did little to calm my racing heart, fueled by my irrational claustrophobia. Continue reading
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Anapoima
My first weekend in Colombia was amazing! Ben’s father, Mauricio drove me, his mother Maryella and two of his best friends, Camilo and Adriana to his family’s holiday house near Anapoima. (Click on map to enlarge). We descended from the mountains into the valley, traveling about 75 km into a warmer zone. Continue reading
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