REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
Snakes encountered: 1
Ancient statues encountered: hundreds
Gold encountered: a few kilos
Chess games lost (to keep the locals happy!): 3
Plantains and rice eaten: too much
Hammocks fully tested: 4
Modes of transport: bus (with permanent and temporary seating), trek, taxi, plane.
Favourite Places: San Agustin, Cali, Tayrona National Park, and Cartagena.
You don’t want to mess with: a woman on our bus to Cartagena, after a local man put his hand where he shouldn’t have… she gave him a good hiding.
But Colombia, isn’t it dangerous?: No. It’s a lovely, light-hearted place with really friendly people. We never once felt in any danger. There was one dodgy street in Santa Marta, but all the locals warned us not to go there because of pickpockets. The FARC rebels are now only active in very few remote areas of the jungle, and you’re unlikely to meet them as a tourist, unless you go looking for them.
Our Route:
Favourite Places: San Agustin, Cali, Tayrona National Park, and Cartagena.
You don’t want to mess with: a woman on our bus to Cartagena, after a local man put his hand where he shouldn’t have… she gave him a good hiding.
But Colombia, isn’t it dangerous?: No. It’s a lovely, light-hearted place with really friendly people. We never once felt in any danger. There was one dodgy street in Santa Marta, but all the locals warned us not to go there because of pickpockets. The FARC rebels are now only active in very few remote areas of the jungle, and you’re unlikely to meet them as a tourist, unless you go looking for them.
Our Route:
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