The Turtle, Guatapé, a Motor Boat and Getting Burned

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March 22nd 2010

Published: March 22nd 2010

I'd been told by three different people that Piedra del Peñol (a giant rock that bears a striking resemblance to Rio de Janeiro's Sugar Loaf Mountain and lies about 2 hours east of Medellín) and Guatapé (a town approximately 3km from the rock) are well worth checking out. Martha had organised a "carro particular" (not a particular car but a private car) to take me there with her family. Nice ... Read Full Entry

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Chris Williams

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Unaccustomed as I am to public writing, I'll keep this short. So the plan is to jet off to Bogotá 15th February, take in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina...and maybe a quick dip into Uruguay for good measure. I just have to make sure that I reach Buenos Aires on or before 31st May for my flight home. And this is where it's going to be documented...the good bits and the bad bits...hope there won't be too many of those! I'm pretty useless at keeping things updated so Im going to try to get into the habit by starting now - 1 month (ish) from de... full info

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6th April 2010

Stef
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Great report and pics! Planning a trip to Medillen and def wanna check out Guatape overnight. Do you remember the hotel you stayed at? Trying to find rooms there and having trouble. thanks

7th April 2010

monket
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@Stef
Hi Stef. Pleased you enjoyed the post. The hotel in Guatapé was Hotel Real (if I remember correctly). It was OK but really nothing special. There seems to be a good directory of hotels / cabins etc in the area here: http://guatape-antioquia.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=m-r-2004663-2004663&m=r Hope you have a great time in Medellín (and Guatapé)! I'm sure that you will. Just don't forget the sunblock :) Chris

10th April 2010

stef
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Great. Thank you!

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