On to central Ecuador’s highland. A short visit to the capital Quito, to the rainy paramó in Papallacta, Laguna de Quilotoa, and finally up to the Rifugio José Ribas at Volcán Cotopaxi. A trip mostly above 2800m elevation.
l Colombia – Not Much Left of Pablo Escobar Thru February to end of April 2022 and again a few days in August, we visited Colombia for about 3 months. Here some practical information about our overlanding journey. For more ample details and pics please refer to our respective posts. Kindly note all information given is…
The Flight to Bogota, then on to Ipiales. to find Prado save’n’sound. On to the North of Ecuador: Ibarra and Otavalo
We decided not to share any country information on these experiences as we visited them just at the beginning of the Corona pandemic in 2020 and once the borders opened again in 2021-’22. Information would definitely not be valid for more than a few days, or weeks.
Our last week in Colombia before returning to Swizzyland. It’s just raining too much to continue the trip. We drive southwards towards Ecuador and find a well-covered place for Prado, and get back to Bogota. Then we’re on our way to Lucerne.
A post slightly different from the others. It’s not about a long’n’tiring road trip on Colombia’s truck infested roads. No, it’s almost exclusively about the famous Easter week in Popayan and the visit to 1 of the few markets of indigenous in Colombia. In the remote village of Silvia.
How to travel during Semana Santa in Colombia. Easter Holidays. We try to imagine places less visited. Out of Salento, to Filandia, to the Tatacoa Desert, and on to Tierradentro.
The trip to the colonial villages in Colombia’s Zona Cafetera. A drive thru fantastic landscapes with coffee plantations, thru deep valleys, and on the top of ridges. Also, a drive where you need nearly 3h for a lousy 100km on narrow roads following exactly the contour of the terrain.
From Parque Nacional EL Cocuy to the historic towns of Tunja and Villa de Leyva. On the way to Medellin some of Pablo’s heritages at the shores of Rio Magdalena. Finally the big city of Medellin.
A trip thru the highlands of Colombia’s Cordillera Oriental. The village of Barichara – 1 of the country’s best-preserved colonial towns. Up to Parque Nacional El Cocuy. Endless roads winding up and down, but great views on the way to the villages of Güicán and El Cocuy.