“In the beginning there was nothing but the sea. The sea was the mother. All was dark, no sun, no moon, no people, no plants or animals. The mother was only spirit, thoughts and memories. Then mother sea gave birth to the great mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. From these sacred peaks [...]
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Graffiti Bogota: A Bike Tour of Bogota’s Graffiti
The graffiti Bogota presides over within (and covering) it’s concrete jungle walls is truly spectacular. I caught the graffiti bug when I was traveling and trading in Brazil, and this has carried over throughout my travels. Rio de Janeiro has some of the world’s greatest graffiti, and I was truly entranced by it while there. [...]
Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour: Day 5
The Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour entered its fifth day of riding with a quick trip to the local bike shop to insure that Wilma’s rack would stay in place for the rest of our journeys. You see, her rack had a stripped thread on the one side, and we needed to have a more secure [...]
Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour: Day 4
The Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour has entered its fourth day, and I’m proud to say we’re all alive. We’ve ridden hard for four days through some of the most beautiful and challenging terrain the world has to offer. Today’s ride was planned to be a short, easy, and painless ride. Sometimes plans change. Sometimes weather [...]
Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour: Day 3
Our Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour took us from Riosucio to Pereira, Colombia on day three of our tour. It was by far the longest journey of our trip so far, at 115kms. The day was a near perfect day of cycling, with amazing views, some good climbing, a world-class decent, great food, close friends, [...]
Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour: Day 2
The Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour just finished Day 2. It took us three crazy Canadians from La Pintada, a little resort town 75kms south of Medellin to Riosucio, an amazingly beautiful pueblo up in the mountainous coffee region. We saw this beautiful dance in a pueblo called “Guamal” One of the amazing things [...]
Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour: Day 1
The Colombian Coffee Zone Cycling Tour started today. My first visitors from Canada arrived the previous night to join me on a cycling journey through Colombia’s coffee zone, or zona cafetera. I have heard nothing but great things about this part of the country, and have been anxious to check it out for myself. Let [...]
Cycling out of Poverty in Colombia
In many parts of Colombia there are not many options for work. The options include agriculture, mining, and construction jobs that are usually sparse, and poorly paying. The horizon over the beautiful green mountains is often bleak. These same mountains, however, have turned into a world of opportunity for a select few willing to sacrifice, [...]
Cycling Medellin ‘s Velodrome
I was invited to the local velodrome today for a ride with Daniel Vasquez (the young professional from previous posts.) I showed up about 15 minutes late, but I didn’t think that would be a problem, I mean we are in Latin America, and time punctuality isn’t really a part of the culture here. I [...]
Cycling in Medellin: Pros and Yours Truly
“Para sufrir en la bicicleta es algo buienisimo.” Or: “To suffer on the bike is something wonderful.” This is a quote from my Facebook page the day before I went riding with Daniel Vasquez and his U23 professional friends. Hence, the night before the ride I was preparing to suffer. The planned, Las Palmas, is [...]
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