Written by admin on August 7, 2019
Orquídeas, Colombianos, y nosotros todos
ColombiaOrchids, Colombians, and us all /
Reflections on Colombia in the last days /
Días 21-23, Sibundoy to the Ecuadorian border at Ipiales
Written by admin on August 2, 2019
No puedes controlar la lluvia, cápitulo dos
ColombiaYou can’t control the rain, chapter two /
Part 2 of the rainforest saga /
Days off in Mocoa and día 20, el Trampolín de Muerte from Mocoa to Sibundoy
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
Written by admin on June 26, 2019
¿Dónde está Pablo?
ColombiaWhere’s Pablo? /
Revelations from the five week prelude in Medellín, and thoughts upon returning for two days
Written by admin on June 20, 2019
Estoy cansado, pero soy fuerte
ColombiaI’m tired but I’m strong /
Pondering the psychological implications of the distinction in Spanish between “ser” and “estar” /
días 5-6, climbing into the Andes from Valdivia to Medellín
Written by admin on June 18, 2019
¿La ruta es segura?
ColombiaIs the route safe? /
Contemplating the frequent question, “do you feel safe?” in the context of a particularly unsettling region /
Día 4 – Bajo Cauca, from Caucasia to Valdivia
Written by admin on June 15, 2019
La carne de un coco
ColombiaThe meat of a coconut /
On learning that this isn’t a race /
Días 1 – 3 – the Caribbean coast from Cartagena to Caucasia
