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Published: December 17th 2010
4. dec - 10. dec
(English version below)
hOjLa!!
Pa sva koncno v pricakovani Kolombiji. V ekvadorju sva se zadrzala malo dalj kot nacrtovano, ampak nama je bil ful vsec, tako da je za Kolombijo ostalo malo manj casa. Prvo noc sva prespala v Ipialesu - prisla sva zelo pozno in drug dan zaradi pomanjkanja casa ze morala sibati naprej, tako sva od mesta odnesla le sliko cerkve😊 Naslednji dan se je zacela ZELO dolga voznja vse do koncnega cilja San Agustin, kjer sva ze komaj cakala da vidiva mesto kjer je Uroseva sestricna Jana prezivela 9 mesecev (ali vec). Pot (Ipiales - Pasto - Mocoa - Pitalito - San Agustin) je bila res dolga (ampak vsaj zanimiva), najprej ena kratka 2 urna po normalni cesti potem pa na bus in po eni zelo zaviti makedam cesti 8 ur, potem se 2 uri v avtu in se pol ure v pick-up. Je kar smesno ko drvis cez ovinke s cvilecimi gumami (vozniku se je odpulilo) mimo oklepnikov s minimalno 5 oborozenimi vojaki, v avtu pa na spila salsa na ves glas😊 Na tej poti je namrec izjemno veliko patrulj Ejercita (ali pa Guerile, ubsitvu nikoli ne ves ker
Salento - Velle de Cocora
after about 200 pictures i finally got it :)))so "baje" isto obleceni😊
Zvecer sva prisla v San Agustin, ki je res super mestece, zeleno in polno roz. Glavna znamenitost San Agustina je arheoloski park, kjer so odkrili kamnite skulpture stare tudi do 5000 let. O civilizaciji, ki jih je naredila se ne ve veliko, tako da ima vsak vodic svojo zgodbo zakaj je civilizacija izumrla. Je tudi najvecji park z verskimi skulpturami v Juzni ameriki. Ko pomislis in vidis kako ohranjeni so spomeniki se kar malo cudis ali je to sploh mozno ... zgleda da je :P. Popoldne sva vecinoma prezivela v hostlu (Casa de Nelly), kjer je res lahko samo malo polezavati in si privosciti sveze zmleto doma nabrano kolumbijsko kavo 😊))
Zvecer sva se spoznala grupo kolumbijcov in se jim naslednji dan pridruzila na izletu s konji, ki je bil spet super... hud vreme, kar v redu konji (moj je bil malo svoh, ampak se ne morem pritozevat ker ne vem kako je ce nosis 90 kg 6 ur na hrbtu😊). Sli smo okoli se do treh znamenitih tock z vklesanimi skulpturami in potem v galopu nazaj 😊) Ponoci pa ze na avtobus proti Salentu. Vmes sva morala se zamenjati avtobus, ker se je najin pokvaril
in sploh ni sel, tako da sva morala cakati 3 ure na nasljednjega. Sva vsaj imela druzbo enega fanta, ki je bil ves navdusen, da lahko vadi malo anglescino 😊)
Salento je bil pa tudi zeeeloooo lep in slikovit. Zjutraj sva prisla, se zasidrala v Cuidad de Segorbe in sla popoldne na izlet do kmetije kavnega nasada. Kmetija goji dve vrsti kave (Colombiana in Arabica), ki jo lahko nabirajo 2x letno. Zanimivo je ker ti eno drevo kave daje sadeze samo za obdobje 5-6 let, ampak sele ko dozori in to je po dveh letih. Glede na znanost, ki jo je razlozil Noel (vodic) je gojejnje kave kar zakompliciran proces. No na koncu ti seveda postrezejo se s skodelico zveze kavice, kar je super 😊)
Drug dan sva sla v Valle de Cocora, ki je po mojem mnenju ena izmed top 3 najlepsih pokrajin, ki sva jih videla. Cilj je bil izlet do kmetije, ki je znana po tem da se tam zadrzuje zelo veliko humming bird-ov oz. kolibrijev. Uros si je dal duska in naredil kakih 400 slik (se je trudil narediti eno sliko kolibrija v letu ene 40 min ampak je na koncu le ratalo). Pot do
tja je pa tud super zanimiva, saj moras preckati reko ene 6x in to po zelo sumljivih mostovih. Se pocutis malo kot Indiana Jones in search of lost city of Colibri, hehe.
No nazaj grede pa se najlepsa pokrajina ever - vse zeleno z elegantnimi zelo visokimi palmami - res slikovito. Na zacetku sva imela malo slabo vreme ampak se je potem izboljsalo.
Po Salentu je pa sledil Medellin, ampak o tem drugic.
Trenutno sva drugace ze v Tagangi, uzivava na plazi in sva konco ujela sonci dan po ene 4 dneh dezja!!! Glede na to, da nama ni ostalo vec veliko casa sva se odlocila, da bova tudi se malo podaljsala - tako da se vidimo 30. Januarja 😊))
LP
Uros & Anja
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hOjLa!
Finally we arrived in the "oh so" expected Colombia. In Ecuador we stayed a little bit longer than planned, but we liked it sooo much, so we didn't have a lot time left for Colombia. We started with a very long ride to the final destination of San Agustin, where we're eager to finally see the place where, Uroš cousin Jana spent nine months (or more). The
Ipiales
The only sight we saw in Ipiales road (Ipiales - Pasto - Mocoa - Pitalito - San Agustin) was really long (but at least interesting), first a short 2 hour ride on a normal road and then with a bus and on a very curvy road for 8 hours. Quite funny when you pass armored vehicles with a minimum five armed soldiers and you're enjoying some salsa inside the car 😊
In the evening we arrived in San Agustin, which is a really great town, really green and full of flowers. The main attraction of the San Agustin is Archaeological Park, where they discovered ancient stone sculptures dating back 5000 years. It is not known much about the civilization that did them and each guide tells you a different story. The afternoon, we mostly spent in the hostel (Casa de Nelly), which is a really nice place to relax and enjoy freshly ground Colombian coffee 😊))
In the evening we met a group of Colombians and the next day we joined them on the horse riding trip, which was again awesome ... Nice weather, pretty good horses (mine was a little weak, but I can not complain because I do not know how it is if
Road Pasto - Mocoa
Danger narrow road - and it really was you're carrying 90 kg 6 hours on your back😊). We went around to a three points with carved sculptures and then galloping back😊) We then went to Salento on a night bus.
Salento was also veerrry beautiful and picturesque. In the morning we arrived and in afternoon we went on a trip to the farm with coffee plantations. The farm grows two types of coffee (Arabica and Colombiana), which can accumulate 2x a year. It is interesting because one coffee tree gives fruit only for a period of 5-6 years, but only when maturates and that's after two years. Well at the end of this tour you're served with a cup of home grown coffee, which is great😊)
next day we went to the Valle de Cocora, which in my opinion is one of the top three most beautiful landscapes that we saw. The goal was a trip to the farm, which is known for it's humming bird's. Uros did about 400 pictures trying to make one picture of a humming bird in flight. The way to get there is super interesting as well, because you have to cross the river 6 times over some really suspicious bridges. You
feel a little like Indiana Jones in the search of the Lost City of Colibri, hehe.
On the way back, the most beautiful landscape ever - all green with elegant really tall palm trees - really picturesque. At the beginning we had some bad weather but it improved.
After Salento we went to Medellin, but more about it next time 😊
Currently we are in Taganga, enjoying the beach and the sun! Given that we do not have much time left we decided that we will extend our trip a little - so see you on 30th January😊))
LP
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jana
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LOVE IT!!!!! loads of memories...Casa de Nelly is really a special place :)