Medellín
Cocora Valley
Saturday, September 30
Before we would finally have to leave Colombia and move on to the next country, there was one place that I really wanted to visit in Colombia. The village of Salento, located at an altitude of 1900 meters in the Colombian Andes. Above all, we wanted to go hiking there and marvel at the beautiful nature surrounding Salento.
Tatacoa Desert
Saturday, September 23
During our vacation in Colombia we first traveled to the North of Colombia, visited many exciting places there and after a few days we set off to the next place on the trip: the city of Neiva, which is located more in the South of Colombia.
Parque Tayrona
Tuesday, September 19
After having spent a few days in the unique hostel “Nuevo Mundo” in Minca, our journey continued and we took the bus an hour further north from Minca. Our next destination was Tayrona National Park and our next hostel was located just a few minutes from the entrance of the National Park.
Mundo Nuevo
Sunday, September 17
Our home base in Colombia was the city of Medellín, where we lived and worked for four weeks. Although we loved Medellín, we still wanted to see a few more places of Colombia and therefore took a week off work in September to travel. We booked a flight from Medellín to the city of Santa Marta which is located in the north of Colombia.
Plaza Botero
Monday, September 11
During our first week in Medellín in September we took part in a Free Walking Tour — a guided city tour. We walked through downtown Medellín with our group and our guide. Among other things, we passed the Plaza Bolero — a public square opposite the Medellín Art Museum. The square is named after the famous Colombian artist Fernando Botero.