colombia part 2

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Our little yellow taxi huffed and puffed for almost 3 hours along the winding mountain roads. The route through the Andes from Bogota to Villa de Leyva contained some wonderful and spectacular scenery.

We saw some well armed army staff at strategic locations and we gave the accepted "thumbs up" sign to them. This shows gratitude to the army for their role in maintaining peace and security in Colmbia.

Villa de Leyva is a charming old colonial town full of traditional houses with red tiled roofs. All the streets are made with cobble stones and there are picture postcard vistas along every street.

The houses have beautiful flowers, shrubs and trees that are very colourful and then there are the magnificent views of the mountains in the distance.

The cobbled market place is enormous, possibly the largest in South America.

There are many bars and restaurants to choose from and to enjoy a meal or a drink in pleasant surroundings.

This is a great place to escape to from a life in the city.

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Comments

[Michelle Cavanagh]

Cobblestones
Good to see that you are enjoying Villa de Leyva. But oh those cobblestones - not the easiest for walking on!

[Michelle Cavanagh]

PS
You're right about the Villa de Leyva square - it is the largest in South America!