Blogs from Valle de Cauca , Colombia, South America

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Nature is just beautiful and while travelling we are privileged to visit so many great places and to encounter so many amazing wildlife. The past few days we have spent at again one of the most remote places in Colombia, a Pacific Ocean beach with almost no tourists, an old fishing village called La Barra. La Barra is close to a bay where humpback whales give birth and where we have witnessed the adult whales teaching their young the basics of life like breathing, breaching and waving their fins to tourists. Just an amazing experience.... read more
Whale watching - La Barra
Whale watching - La Barra
Whale watching - La Barra


Dok slušam zvuke kurulaa, muzike sa obale Tihog okeana Kolumbije, razmišljam o plažama i ljudima koje sam videla i upoznala. Zona se zova Valle de Cauca i glavni grad regiona je Kali, prestonica salse, veselih ljudi i svega onoga što zamišljate kada pomislite na Kolumbiju. Mnogi dođu u Bogotu očekujući tropsku klimu, crnce koji igraju na ulici, osmehe, salsu, salsu, salsu. Bogota je sve samo nije to. Kali svakako jeste. I sada posle dve ipo godine pitam se kako nisam otišla u Kali ili Medeljin da okušam sreću, da me sunce vidi i muzika pomiluje. Elem, sada je možda već kasno. No, vratimo se zvucima marimbe i Pacifika gde sam toliko dugo želela da odem. Osećaj je čudan, kao da ste u Africi. Obline crnkinja koje vam se podmuklo smeju i ismejavaju vaše, belkinje, koje ukoliko ... read more
Plaza Coceros
San Juan de Dios - La Loma
Nebo Buenaventure

South America » Colombia » Valle de Cauca October 1st 2012

La Cumbre is a municipality of Valle del Cauca, it is a place nice, because the climate is It is a municipality of Valle del Cauca is cool.the temperature between 22 and 18 degrees Celsius during the day and between 8 and 12 degrees Celsius at night. Other attractions of the Summit, are Pavas, pavitas, and the town's main square. In these places there are different activities such as ATVs, typical food of the region. among other activities that are sure to pass it a pleasurable experience.... read more

South America » Colombia » Valle de Cauca September 27th 2012

The property " Las Violetas" is located in "La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca". This property is a ecological site. This combine the combines fun with the calm of nature. In this place you will find canopy boats, fishing, horseback riding.... read more
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South America » Colombia » Valle de Cauca » Lago Calima September 13th 2012

I want to invite you to know the best rides in Colombia; these are the rides in the Valle del Cauca. Normally we find the hottest places and most beautiful scenery in the country. Lately these rides have become more common. A few years before getting into the car and take the road could be considered risky, depending on your final destination. But today this has changed a lot and we are increasingly Colombians we met on the road. The mini tour of the Valle del Cauca begins one day prior to the revision of the vehicle, then be checked oil levels, water, road kit, brakes; after the inspection we have to rest. To visit the 8 municipalities had to be up early at about 5:00 am, approached my vehicle from CALI and our first stop ... read more
Calima Lake
Place Restrepo
Restrepo Park

South America » Colombia » Valle de Cauca » Tuluá September 3rd 2012

This weekend I went to an introductory camp held by the Rotarians of our district here in Cali. All 25 rotary exchange students living in the western half of the country, attended. There were students from Denmark, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Brazil, France, Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Belgium coming from cities including Medellin, Tuluá, Pasto, and Cali. The camp was a really great way to get to know the other exchange students in the area, especially those in Cali. The weekend included spanish lessons (surprisingly the other exchange students spoke very little spanish) and dancing lessons in salsa, cumbia, merengue, and reggaeton, and every night we had super super fun dance parties! Also, I'm preparing for school, because classes start tomorrow!... read more
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South America » Colombia » Valle de Cauca » Buenaventura November 3rd 2010

Uusia rantoja kohden Valle Cocoran kylmyyttä pakoon lähdimme kohden Calia jonka piti olla huomattavasti lämpimämpi ja vähemmän sateinen. Yritimme vielä aamulla käydä nappaamassa viimeiset näköalakuvat Salenton kylästä mutta tiivis pilvi ja sumu peittivät laakson jo heti aamusta. Calia lähestyttäessä tie kulki valtavien sokeriruokoviljelmien läpi. Alueella viljellään yleisesti kahvia mutta myös tämä valtavan korkeaksi kasvava ruoko oli yleistä ja plantaasit suuria. Lämpötila siis kohosi huomattavasti ylänköjen viileydestä. Calin kaupunkiin emme kuitenkaan halunneet heti majoittua. Edessä oli vielä 2 yötä ennen kuin auto oli tarkoitus palauttaa lauantaina ja yritimme etsiä jotain rauhallisempaa majoitusaluetta kuin jälleen yksi suurkaupunki. Calin ympäristössä ei kuitenkaan ollut mitään kovin merkittäviä paikkoja joihin helposti pääsisi tutustumaan ja jossa voisi myös... read more
Intercontinental Cali illalla
Lago Calima
Tie Buenaventuraan

South America » Colombia » Valle de Cauca October 15th 2010

A Cali, je retrouve Ricardo (avec qui j'ai plongé à Malpelo), et je rencontre Diego, qui nous conduit à Buenaventura pour un nouveau voyage sur le Maria Patricia, direction l'île de Gorgona, à une douzaine d'heures de navigation des côtes. Fini la cabine individuelle, on partage tous les 3 un dortoir. Il y a une trentaine de personnes sur le bateau; heureusement seulement une quinzaine de plongeurs. Après le voyage à Malpelo, j'ai pris mes marques sur le bateau et l'équipage me chouchoute ! Je fais les premières plongées avec Ricardo et Diego, puis "migre" vers un groupe plus avancé pour faire des plongées profondes. Les plongées sont sympas; peu ou pas de courant, beaucoup de poissons, de très beaux coraux, des fonds différents d'une plongée à l'autre et bien sur, le chant des baleines durant ... read more
Gorgona
Fleur sur l ile
La plage a Gorgona


Parque National Gorgona 02.07. - 06.07.2010 Am Nachmittag des 02. Juli machten wir uns auf den Weg zum Tauchcenter Gangrejo, wo wir unser Equipment in Empfang nahmen, dieses bezahlten und dann noch Batterien fuer die Taucherlampen kaufen mussten.... was ich in Anbetracht des nicht gerade tiefen Preises der Tauchsafari nicht ganz korrekt fand - wenigstens die Batterien haetten im Preis enthalten sein koennen. Etwa eine Stunde spaeter ging es los im Bus in Richtung Buenaventura. Stunden spaeter dort angekommen, ging es auf die Seawolf und wir bezogen eine winzige Kabine. Nach dem wir unseren Plunder verstaut hatten, gab es einige Instruktionen, die Crew stellte sich vor und dann gab es Nachtessen. Noch waehrend dem Essen stachen wir in See. Die 8-stuendige Ueberfahrt zur Isla Grogona war angenehm und nicht allzu schauklig, ich schlief ausgesprochen gut! Am ... read more
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Bonaventura by night
Marc, Samantha, Jannick

South America » Colombia » Valle de Cauca » Darién April 4th 2010

Buenas Pascuas! I'm well aware that I'm well over a week behind on the entries. Let's see what I can do about that today...probably not much in truth - but I'll do my best :) So I got to (last) Friday 26th March in my last post. Saturday (27 March) Yissel and I decided to go to a place called Coconuco which is about an hour from Popayán and is "famous" for its thermal springs. I'd packed my trunks and my towel but not much else. And by the time we'd gotten to the bus terminal, the weather had closed in a bit. Apparently it gets pretty cold in Coconuco due to the altitude so there was an abrupt change of plan - we decided to head for a place called Lago Calima. Lago (lake) Calima ... read more
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04 - Our log fire




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