The Cocora Valley, or Valle de Cocora was where we decided to take a day off of the bikes. As an ironic twist, we were still in saddles on this given day – horse saddles. Three cyclists pretending to be cowboys. The Cocora Valley is home to Colombia’s national tree, the wax palm. These trees [...]
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Parque Tayrona: Colombia’s White Sand Caribbean Beaches
Yesterday I set out to see one of Colombia’s most popular places: Parque Tayrona. Tayrona Park is Colombia’s ode to Jurassic Park style beaches. The Sierra Nevadas rise right out of the turquoise Caribbean, with coconut palm trees swaying in the breeze. Because of this popularity the beaches, especially Cabo San Juan, have become very popular. This [...]
Portraits from Carnaval de Barranquilla
Here’s a photo essay of portraits from Carnaval that were taken during the four days of Carnaval de Barranquilla. If you ever have a chance to make it to one of the world’s major Carnavals I’d highly recommend going. I haven’t been to any others, but the amazing thing about the Carnaval de Barranquilla is [...]
Kids of the Carnaval de Barranquilla
One of my favourite things so far during Carnaval has been all of the looks in the beautiful kids faces. The wonderment and awe of so much life and fun right in front of them. You can see in their eyes that life is a joy. Not only this, but the pride in their parents’ [...]
Cartagena Colombia: The Country’s Crown Jewel
Hola todos from Cartagena Colombia their Caribbean coastal city. I arrived here after a 45 minute flight from Medellin on Sunday night. One of the beautiful things about living in Medellin is how many amazing places are reasonably close. A $90 flight, and 45 minutes later and I’m on the Caribbean coast in one of [...]
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