SO I made the decision to return to south america before getting a job back home and im glad to say that i DEFINITELY made the right decision. Been here in Colombia for about 2 weeks and it has been a whirlwind awesome time. began in Bogota staying with a friend of mine that I had met at camp. Bogota was not a bad city. In comparison to other cities I actually prefer it than Quito (too dangerous and ugly) and than Lima (big and polluted and just crazy). Bogota is actually the 2 nd biggest city I think in the south, but its just so widely spread! SOmehow I dont feel as uncomfortable (not quite the right word, scared, anxious?) travelling around colombia, not as much as i was in the other countries. Alot of the population is mixed caucasian, hardly see indigenous which is so different to Peru or Ecuador. From Bogota I went to a small colonial town called Villa de Leyva. They have kept all of the old buildings there and it has remained unchanged over the years. Rode around on a bicycle visiting the different sites like – el fossil, pozos azules ( 5 blue pools of water) and other places I cant remember the name of. From there I went to San Gil which is a sporty type of place. There I did paragliding over tabacco and coffee fields – that was awesome! Also did rapelling whcih is basically abseiling down a waterfall. Enjoyed that so much, but forgot to take my camera. Ill get pics off someone else I met there. Also went to visit a small town called Barichara, and from there took a lovely 2 hour hike to Guane another small colonial town. Also in San Gil i ate ants. A popular dish was steak with ant sauce with a few whole ants ontop. The ants by themselves dont taste that great, crunchy like anything else fried and with a weird aftertaste. the steak was a while lot better but my friend said she could still taste the aftertaste! Then I spent one night in Bucaramanga and am now in Cartagena, a touristy place by the coast, warm weather and such a great pretty town.
Not quite sure what Im going to get up to today but Im sure Ill find something.
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