Blue lizards, killer coconuts and toilet iguanas

South America » Colombia » Cali
March 2nd 2009

Published: March 7th 2009

I arrived in Cali, Colombia after journeying continuously from Quito in Ecuador: foolishly, when I looked at the map, I guessed the travel time to be about 6 hours, including the border crossing, but it turned out to be more like 20, including a solitary walk over the Colombian border in the dark. It was early morning when I got to Cali, and after unpacking and a quick breakfast I set off from th... Read Full Entry

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Beach on Gorgona

Deserted and beautiful, apart from the plastic bottles and rubbish washed up there!

Statue of Mary and Jesus

Looking a bit worse for wear, near the prison buildings

Prison wall

Consumed by the jungle

Tap

This is in one of the old bathrooms, and the sink now contains tadpoles

Tree roots

This tree wasnÂ´t here in the Â´80s!

Old Dining Room

Concrete, but looks like itÂ´s been there for centuries

Algae Graffiti

In the old bathrooms

Laundry area

The Cell Block

Now home to bats, who hang from the bunks

In the prison museum

Prison museum

Prison museum

Prison museum

Prison cemetery

This river is used for transport, washing and laundry

River, Guapi

Man on left is having a wash

14th March 2009

Katravels
Katherine

Great photos
Really enjoyed reading your blog and you certainly got some great photos!

12th May 2009

Holland
non-member comment

Excellent Bolg!
I stumbled across your blog quite by accident, and am very glad I did. The photos are excellent- beautiful. Your commentary is informative and humorous, (the monkey chase was very funny and who doesn't love a smug monkey). All very interesting, thanks...

21st October 2009

Matthew Gable
non-member comment

Great review
Hi, I love your review and pictures of the wildlife of Gorgona. I am a biology teacher in Cali and we travel to Gorgona with the 8th grade every year. I am going to share your blog with my students. Thanks.

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