Bogotá (16 to 19 December 2019)

From Villa de Leyva we headed to Zipaquira en route to Bogotá.  One of the most popular day trips from Bogotá is to visit the Salt Cathedral here, so rather than go to Bogotá and…

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Colombian Highlands (11 to 16 December 2019)

The central Colombian Highlands were settled by indigenous peoples engaged in agriculture and mining activities long before the Spanish arrived.  In early contacts with the conquistadors, local stories of gold and emeralds raised the invaders’…

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Cartagena (8 to 11 December 2019)

Lonely Planet describes Cartagena as “the undisputed queen of the Caribbean Coast, a fairytale city of romance, legends and superbly preserved beauty lying within an impressive 13km of centuries old colonial stone walls”. There might be…

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