This post is part of a series called Colombia Dec 2021 After Puerto Rico, we decided to check out Colombia once again, since we had enjoyed it so much the previous 2 times. Plan was to visit more places in Colombia this time. So, in December 2021, we flew to Cartagena where we had been…
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This post is part of a series called Colombia Dec 2021 After Cartagena, we flew into central Colombia, to the highland area where coffee is grown. We flew into the city of Pereira, and then drove to the town of Manizales, where we had booked at the Mirador Finca Morrogacho Majid B&B, just outside the…
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This post is part of a series called Colombia Dec 2021 Santa Marta, Colombia, Dec 2021 After Valle de Cocora, we flew back to northwestern Colombia, to Santa Marta. Santa Marta is a port city on the Caribbean Sea coast, about 226kms east of Cartagena. Founded on July 29, 1525, by the Spanish conqueror Rodrigo…
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This post is part of a series called Colombia Dec 2021 Tyrona & San Andrés, Colombia, Jan 2022 After Santa Marta, we moved onto Tyrona National Park area; located about 35kms east of Santa Marta. We rented a car in Santa Marta and drove east to a small hamlet of Los Naranjos about 5kms east…
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This post is part of a series called Colombia Dec 2021 Bogotá, Colombia, Jan 2022 After Tyrona and San Andrés Island, we flew directly to Bogotá, the Capital of Colombia. We had booked in the Marriott hotel and from the airport, we took an Uber to the hotel. Bogotá was founded as Santafé (Holy Faith),…
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