GALLERY 11 - THE MIGHTY COLOMBIA

GALLERY ELEVEN

THE MIGHTY COLOMBIA

HIGHLIGHTS

We've landed !!!!...Bogota, Colombia......finally getting the bikes back after two days in Customs,road legal,ready to ride....with Ron and Vince.	The Salt Cathedral at Zipaquira.A Roman Catholic Church 200 metres underground in a salt mine.
Meeting Eva and Club Pulsar NS Cartagena	Los Zapatos Viejos….old boots monument to the poem.....A Mi Ciudad Nativa….
Visiting Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena with Phil and Sapna.	A day out in Cartagena Old Town with Yuri, Joy andLiam…..
We walked to the top of El Penon….all 740 steps. Good job we had somewhere nice to stay to recover at Hotel Zocalo just beneath it..with Ellie and Sneider.	Seeing the controversial hippos at Hacienda Napoles alive and well......and the naughty escapees.....
Invited to an interview in Bogota by Fernando Ballesteros of Cluster TV with Emma Newberry from the Bogota Post	A great evening out with Fernando's family....Liz,Lizk and Luis in La Candelaria, Bogota.
A visit to Monserrate 3152 metres above sea level overlooking Bogota.	Tequendama Falls Museum.An amazing old house built in 1923 overlooking the Tequendama waterfall, currently a museum.
Tequendama Falls, beautiful but with not such a pretty story......you'll have to wait for the blog to learn more.....	San Bernardo Mausoleum. Not for everybody looking at mummified bodies but very interesting......
A visit to Salento and the Cocora Valley to see Colombia's National Tree and symbol....the Wax Palm....also the tallest palms in the World.	When the Colombian Army aren't checking your papers, they welcome you into their country with great pride. Thank you for the refreshments Capitan Garcia 😀
Peering over the edge of Cascada Fin del Mundo in Mocoa.	We stayed at Hotel Dantayaco in Mocoa run by a fabulous, friendly family. A great place only 100 metres from the entrance of Cascada Fin del Mundo...….and monkeys....there's monkeys....😀
Viewing Salto de Bordones, Colombia's tallest uninterrupted waterfall at almost 400 metres.	The only coloured statues from the 6th Century at El Perutal found amongst the various archeological sites around San Agustin.
Found in 1974-1975 an unusual crocodile shaped rock not normally found in this area.Can be viewed at the Alto de Los Idolos site near San Agustin.	After heavy rainfall the Rio Magdalena was in full flow....we didn't stand there very long !!!
Visiting Gumer on his small organic coffee farm on the outskirts of San Agustin....be sure to book a visit and have a cup of Cafe Organico Kutanga.	Popayan, the white city, lots of whitewashed buildings. Also the UNESCO first city of Gastronomy. Has links to England too. The clocktower in Caldas Park houses a clock made in Croydon, England.
Ending 'The Mighty Colombia' on a spectacular note....Our last night....Did I mention it lights up. An absolute must to return to Las Lajas and see it lit up......watch the light show, it constantly changes colours.	Las Lajas...built between 1916 and 1949 this most impressive Roman Catholic Church is well worth visiting, steeped in stories of legends and miracles.