Yes these guys are hanging onto the log to make sure we don't drift away while we wait for help. I have no idea what is going on as everyone is speaking in very fast countryside style colombian spanish!
The most challenging yet rewarding journey so far...... March 13th 2009 When I was in Taganga I had been kicking myself for leaving a bag in Cartagena because had I not I would have taken an entirely different route back to Bogota. I am really pleased that I did not as I would have missed out on the best journey ever!!
My initital plan was to take 2 days getting from Cartagena to Bucumaranga (Via a town called Mompos) and then stop in a few places on my way to Bogo ... read more
South America » Colombia » Mompox Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more
I'm 31, live in Sydney and leaving for South America, Europe and Nepal in November for 6 months!
My plan is to spend 3.5 months in Brazil, Argenitina, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia followed by Madrid, Barcelona, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, Nepal, Hong Kong and Perth! ... full info