Tayrona NP

Tayrona National Park and Minca

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January 20th 2018
We made a difficult decision to leave Rincon towards Santa Marta involving our first all day bus ride in Colombia. Santa Marta was merely a stopping point for a nights rest and to equip ourselves for camping in Tayrona National Park. Our hostal overbooked so we were put in the reluctant neighbour’s spare bedroom. They were clearly not thrilled with us being forced on them by the hostal owner, bu ... read more

South America » Colombia » Santa Marta

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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