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Colombia

Colombia was my favorite country of my entire trip. The fear of traveling there from foreigners allows a backpacker to really be submerged in the culture. The people were easily the nicest I have met my entire trip as well.
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  • car in bogota

    car in bogota

  • Catedral de Sal (Salt Cathedral) in Zipaquira

    Catedral de Sal (Salt Cathedral) in Zipaquira

  • Zipaquira

    Zipaquira

  • The only way to get to San Cipriano...you pay some dude to take you on a motorcycle for 15 minutes through the rain forest on these tracks

    The only way to get to San Cipriano...you pay some dude to take you on a motorcycle for 15 minutes through the rain forest on these tracks

  • little shack, salento

    little shack, salento

  • rolling green hills of coffee region, salento

    rolling green hills of coffee region, salento

  • colorful night scene, salento

    colorful night scene, salento

  • dr seuss-like palm trees, salento

    dr seuss-like palm trees, salento

  • salento

    salento

  • Cartagena

    Cartagena

  • Cartagena

    Cartagena

  • Cartagena

    Cartagena

  • Cartagena

    Cartagena

  • looking at the new city from the old, cartagena

    looking at the new city from the old, cartagena

  • Colombian ceviche

    Colombian ceviche

  • Cartagena castle

    Cartagena castle

  • Cartagena

    Cartagena

  • Playa Blanca

    Playa Blanca

  • Playa Blanca

    Playa Blanca

  • sunset playa blanca

    sunset playa blanca

  • sunset playa blanca

    sunset playa blanca

  • playa blanca

    playa blanca

  • playa blanca

    playa blanca

  • watching two guys struggle to keep a boat above water, playa blanca

    watching two guys struggle to keep a boat above water, playa blanca

  • playa blanca

    playa blanca

  • morning catch, taganga

    morning catch, taganga

  • smaller beach near taganga

    smaller beach near taganga

  • hiking around taganga

    hiking around taganga

  • taganga

    taganga

  • taganga

    taganga

  • tyrona national park

    tyrona national park

  • tyrona national park

    tyrona national park

  • maybe my favorite beach in the world, tyrona national park

    maybe my favorite beach in the world, tyrona national park

  • tyrona national park

    tyrona national park

  • tyrona national park

    tyrona national park

  • taganga

    taganga

  • my worst bathroom was probably this one, disgusting toilet without a seat....that well of water on the right with the bucket was my "shower"

    my worst bathroom was probably this one, disgusting toilet without a seat....that well of water on the right with the bucket was my "shower"

  • indigenous people living the same way as they did 200 years ago, hike to cuidad perdida

    indigenous people living the same way as they did 200 years ago, hike to cuidad perdida

  • long exposed mini waterfall, hiking to cuidad perdida

    long exposed mini waterfall, hiking to cuidad perdida

  • sunrise over cuidad perdida, ruins in colombian that takes 6 days round trip of hiking to get to

    sunrise over cuidad perdida, ruins in colombian that takes 6 days round trip of hiking to get to

  • cuidad perdida

    cuidad perdida

  • yeaaaa son

    yeaaaa son

  • chingado

    chingado

  • final climb to the city from the river, 1200 steps

    final climb to the city from the river, 1200 steps

  • near entrance of cuidad perdida

    near entrance of cuidad perdida

  • the people i was hiking with and I paid off a farmer we met to take us to his coca fields and show us a little demonstration on the making of cocaine in the Colombian rain forest.  It was a pretty disgusting multiple stepped process including ingredients such as gasoline and sulfuric acid

    the people i was hiking with and I paid off a farmer we met to take us to his coca fields and show us a little demonstration on the making of cocaine in the Colombian rain forest. It was a pretty disgusting multiple stepped process including ingredients such as gasoline and sulfuric acid

  • we were not allowed to take pictures of his head

    we were not allowed to take pictures of his head

  • the final mix with filtered through this gross fabric

    the final mix with filtered through this gross fabric

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    Zipaquira
    The only way to get to San Cipriano...you pay some dude to take you on a motorcycle for 15 minutes through the rain forest on these tracks
    little shack, salento