Blogs from San Agustin, Colombia, South America - page 3

Left Popayan early, Johnny the French dude is the last addition to our group of now 5. At the bus station we got swarmed by bus conductors wanting our fare, they were pushing and shoving each other, we went to the bus company that gave us the cheapest fare(16,000 pesos). We had a quick breakfast then hopped on to the collectivo van. Scenic windy road trip to rough gravel roads all of us but Johnny were at the back of the van and we felt every dibs on that freakin road. 3 1/2 hours later we got to the junction where we got dropped off and a taxi took us to San Agustin town.They let us off at the front of the office of the bus company, we got a card for Casa japonesa a new ... read more

Kolumbia to jak dotychczas w naszej podrozy moj ulubiony kraj. Po brudnym motlochu Ameryki Centralnej, tutaj spotkalo nas przyjemne zaskoczenie porzadkiem i absolutnie rozbrajajaco przyjazni ludzie. Nie da sie uchwycic na zdjeciach naturalnosci z jaka podchodza do nas Kolumbijczycy, jacy sa uprzejmi i pomocni. Trudno tez oddac zielonosc krajobrazu Kolumbii, bo gdzie sie nie spojrzy wokol wznosza sie absolutnie zadrzewione stoki gorskie, potoki i wodospady. A Bogota, to tez juz nie jakastam brudna stolica Ameryki Centralnej. To wielkie miasto pelna geba, tetniace nocnym zyciem, ze scena muzyczna na swiatowym poziomie. W stolicy Kolumbii mozna tez znalezc mnostwo darmowych lub tanich, swietnie odnowionych muzeow po ktorych mozna wloczyc sie bez znudzenia calymi dniami. Zalaczone zdjecia z muzeum zlota i muzeum policji. Natomiast podroz do gorskiego miasteczka San Agustin to jak wypr... read more

San Augustin was never on my initial itiniary but the fun thing about travelling and specifically travelling on your own is that you can make it up as you go along! I´d been having a really great time with Ilse and Miriam (who I meant in Salento) I decided I would catch an overnight bus with them to San Augustin and then fly from Popayan to Cartagena rather than do 2 overnight buses to Cartagena going back through Medellin. Ok so I am giving up on doing the sight seeing thing in Medellin but I hear there is not that much to see anyway! San Augustin is a small town in the SW of Colombia. It is reasonably close to Cali. It was supposedly half the size of Salento with a wopping population of 2000 inhabitants ... read more

This blog contains a short story about a very strange set of events that happened on our first night in San Agustin that managed to rattle Me, Jim and Jerry well into the night! It was nothing to do with the town or its people, it was more about our own fears enhanced by the world media and American gangster movies on Colombia. BACKGROUND ------------- Travelling through the South of Colombia and close to areas well known for FARC rebel activity managed to make me feel slightly nervous. You spend a lot of time on buses looking at all the weapons the army carry while wondering what you would do if/when you encounter the FARC... The whole idea of running into them is a very scary thought indeed! With FARC controlling almost 30% of the country, ... read more

GAIA - Spiritual Workshop for internal healing This workshop has been prepared for you as a spiritual experience, encountering the most valuable of indigenous cultures of South America's Amazonian Foothills: The ceremonial Ayahuasca in an environment guided by the wisdom of indigenous, surrounded of one of the most beautiful and archaeological places representing south americas: The Archaeological Park of San Agustin. (Declared by Unesco world heritage, 1995) We invite you to enjoy this beautiful opportunity for seven (7) days of adventure, indigenous ceremonies, encouraging a meeting with the purity of Colombian indigenous cultures, and mainly a meeting with yourself, which we are confident will become an unforgettable trip, and a priceless experience. Day 1 Afternoon: Reception at the El Dorado Airport. Leave to the natural territory called Guasca (2 hours from Bogota) Nig... read more