http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Colombia , San Andres en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:38:30 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:38:30 UTC The distance from San Agustin to San Andres is somewhere in the region of 100km as the cuervo flies which in this part of the world meant a journey in three parts involving 5.5 hours of travel time. First up was a whiz to Pitalito requiring a mere hour in a camioneta essentially a small Chevy pickup with a covered back and two parallel benches. I sat in the back and was rewarded with a ple http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-343291.html This place is one of the most beautiful places I've been to. Definitely the most beautiful Caribbean spot I've seen. We just loved it San Andres is an island that is closer to Nicaragua but is considered Colombian territory. The people of the island are English speaking Africans who are considered to be natives and Spanish speaking Colombians. For years the natives have been trying to gai http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-328259.html Bonjour tousAlors changement de cap pour nous. Nous avons cout la mto hier et il y a une fentre mto pour nous jusqursquo mercredi. Alors voici une tentative drsquohoraire pour nous. Nos estimations sont censes tre bonnes jusqursquoau 17. Selon Gary voici lrsquohoraire if we were in a perfect world . Aprs a va dpendre de la mto. Ce qui a motiv le changement de destin http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-306819.html Wir sind mit einer mittleren Maschine von Cartagena aus in einer Stunde nach Providencia geglogen. Die Gepaeckkontrolle war sehr streng. Alles wurde genau untersucht und jede Tube geoeffnet. In San Andres haben wir dann gleich noch den Weiterflug nach Providencia in einer 19plaetzigen Propellemaschine gebucht und sind zwei Stunden spaeter gleich weitergeflogen. Nach 20 Minuten waren wir schon dort http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-280815.html For a political cartographer the island of San Andrs is Colombia. For some nicaragenses itrsquos Nicaragua part of an archipelago unfairly allotted to Colombia by a 1928 treaty which Nicaragua claims was signed under duress during U.S. occupation of the Central American country. And for a tribunal in The Hague currently dealing with the dispute it ishellip to be decided.The archipelago http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-219067.html El Aquario is national protected wildlife area. Itrsquos two very small islands in the middle of the ocean that are connected through a sandbar. We woke up early and ate breakfast breakfast is a buffet style all you can eat. After breakfast out tour guide was waiting. He directed everyone to follow him he was going to take us to where the boats where launched. The place where the boats are lau http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-193797.html Have you ever seen paradise Well if you haven't I would like to invite you to spend some time in san Andres island. Clear waters white sandy beaches hospitable people and great food. San Andres is the place to besmall advertisement for the few who actually read thishellip but anyway Tuesday morning our taxi arrived at 630 in the morning to take us to the airport. The airport in medellin http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-193116.html Another day in the beatuiful city of medellin. My sisters godfather invited us to have lunch and to spend the day shopping with him. He took me to a jewlary store in medellin where they make jewlary out of animals horns. Doesnt sound pleasan but the jewlary is acutally very beautiful. there he had me pick out a set so that he could purchase it for me. well after that we left to Boteros musem. B http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-192898.html Andes is another small town that surrounds Medellin. My dad was born there and my cousin sandra039s family lives there. In Andes her family has serval coffee farms. We left with Beatriz sandra039s mom early saturday august 11 towards Andes. The road to Andes has serval pot holes and it039s not fully paved. There was also sections were we had to wait for several minutes while people c http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-192458.html Here are pictures from my trip to San Andres Isla. The island is actually next to Nicaragua but is claimed to belong to Colombia. This island is a relaxing get away for Colombianos sort of like Hawaii is to the US. The people are so friendly. You will hear Spanish and Patwa spelling error and see some really amazing ladies that vacation from Medellin Calli and Baranquilla. http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/San-Andres/blog-105448.html