Written by admin on July 31, 2019
No puedes controlar la lluvia, cápitulo uno
ColombiaYou can’t control the rain, chapter one /
A saga of magical realism in the rainforest /
Día 19, San Agustín to Mocoa (attempted)
Written by admin on July 29, 2019
Como viajamos
ColombiaHow we travel /
Visiting a town where few Americans go, but it’s not news to Europeans /
Días 17-18, Neiva to San Agustín
Written by admin on July 25, 2019
Buscando la rumba
ColombiaLooking for the party /
Arriving in the city of Neiva during their annual festival – or not
Written by admin on July 25, 2019
Un mecato en el desierto
ColombiaA snack in the desert /
Sampling a new region’s cuisine by accident /
Días 15-16, through the desert from Ibagué to Neiva
Written by admin on July 24, 2019
Las palmas de cera
ColombiaThe wax palms /
Asking, does mass tourism ruin outdoor places? /
Días 13-14, Salento to Ibagué via Paso Quindío
Written by admin on July 19, 2019
Un cuento de dos campesinos
ColombiaA tale of two coffee growers /
Visits to two very different fincas in Jericó and Filandia, Día 12 – Filandia to Salento
Written by admin on July 18, 2019
Los cóndores dando vueltas alrededor el páramo
ColombiaThe condors circling the páramo /
Hiking in the páramo before learning that its days are numbered /
Days off in Manizales and Parque de los Nevados, día 11 – Manizales to Filandia
Written by admin on July 2, 2019
De caerse y levantarse otra vez
ColombiaOn falling and getting up again /
First mechanical failures and bouncing back for the biggest day of cycling I’ve ever had /
Días 9-10, la zona cafetera norte from Jericó to Manizales
Written by admin on July 2, 2019
Amigos en la ruta
ColombiaFriends on the route /
Running into a few happy cyclists makes the days zoom by /
días 7-8, crossing the cauca river valley from Medellín to Jericó