Ipiales, Colombia Travel Blogs

Church hopping.
Oct 21, 2005 (3 photos)

... back home. Anyway, I had both heard and seen pictures of the neo-Gothic style church in Las Lajas, just outside the city of Ipiales close to the border with Ecuador. So one morning before our bus north, my brother and I took a taxi (again!) to go visit ...

Armenia, Cali, Popayan, Silvia, Pasto, Ipiales
Sep 15, 2006 (19 photos)

... a church and it's also been designed and built in a way that it complements the surroundings. The Lucky 7, Observations about Colombia 1. We like the concept of shops doubling as locals. Most shops put out tables so you can socialise and drink your ...

In Columbia at last!
Jun 17, 2006 (4 photos)

We then head into the nearby border town of Ipiales which is pretty huge compared to what we were expecting. Some of the local men are staring at the women and blowing kisses which makes us all more nervous. However when we go out in town later we have ...

Out of the heat at last
Sep 23, 2005

... of their friends got drugged and robbed on a bus to Clai to meet us. Really scary. There is a drug made from some plant in Colombia that basically has no taste or odor and knocks you out in about five minutes. So this guy had a cookie from a package that a ...

Ecuador, No. Colombia, Yes.
Jun 5, 2006

... , we made it, caught a cab to Rumichaca at the border and Colombian migrations went over without a hitch. A short cab ride from there and here we are in Ipiales. So far Colombia is awesome. I´m excited (and admittedly a little scared) to see what´s next!

Guinnea Pig is a miracle
Jul 22, 2009

... see a church. Next day we take the short hop to ipiales dump the bags and head to las lojas a gothic inspired chruch 7km out of ipiales.  As churches go it impressive and is renowned for a lot of mircales. (google it for more). On the way down to the ...

Getting Down and Dirty!
Jan 6, 2007 (11 photos)

... ;The hot water shower (a luxury here) was absolutely essential for the 2a.m showers to scrub off the paint! I  Colombia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!         I did manage a couple of slightly more clean hours, with a trip to ...

BIENVENIDOS A COLOMBIA!
Jan 18, 2009 (20 photos)

... basic living conditions and a less developped side of Colombia. It is cool here though, everyone is always outside, everywhere, all the time! Oh and we saw our first roasting CUY And our first llamas! Colombia, so far so good! :-) 

Saliendo de Colombia
Feb 26, 2007 (12 photos)

... . Ese tiquete nos costó $23.000 cada uno. Llegamos al terminal de Pasto y el conductor no quiso seguir a Ipiales porque no había muchos pasajeros, y como habíamos negociado el tiquete, no podíamos comprobar que habíamos pagado el viaje  completo ...

Entering Into Colombia
Jan 23, 2007

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Borderlands, La Frontera
Feb 5, 2008 (3 photos)

... , walked across the borderland bridge and for the first time set foot on Colombian soil. My only problem entering Colombia was trying to convince the two Colombian immigration officers behind the counter that I indeed did not want to sell them ...

Hasta Luego Colombia
Oct 5, 2008

We´ve made it to Ipiales, Colombia after 30 hours on a bus and will cross the border to Ecuador.  Saying goodbye to Colombia will be tough, despite the reputation as a dangerous country, Colombia was amazing.  The people were always friendly, ...

Not bad as border towns go
Apr 26, 2007 (5 photos)

... wasn´t running so we got switched to another company. We bought a few things for breakfast (considering the food is so good in Colombia the stuff on offer in bus stations is pretty dire) and settled in for the 7-8 hour ride to Ipiales, the border town with ...

Ipiales
Feb 6, 2009

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Bye Bye Columbia
Sep 17, 2007

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Las Lajas.
Jun 6, 2006 (16 photos)

Las Lajas was awesome, what more can I say? The pictures will speak for themselves.

Last days in Colombia
Apr 9, 2008 (7 photos)

... to the valley floor and inevitable fast flowing river. Changed in Pasto (earthquake central, having been flattened numerous times) for Ipiales, another half hour wait, and eventually trundled into Ipiales at 5pm - a long day!!!! Suffering from the dry ...

We saw our first Llama!
Dec 13, 2006 (13 photos)

... the numerous paths and stairs allowing you to go to the top of the gorge or down to the river. Pilgrims from all over Colombia and other places come here for worship. There are several hundreds of plaques set in the rocks around the churches thanking the ...

Ipiales - Boarder town
Jul 27, 2007 (11 photos)

... Ipiales has a dangerous undertone but not as manic as Bogota.  The people looked very different than other places in Colombia.  The Ecuadorian influence given it was less than 10minuntes to the boarder.  Finding a very cool bar (selling ...

What is español for landslide?
May 12, 2007 (8 photos)

... -Teresa, Mariposa and Pancho of San Agustin, the military lads from who-knows-where, Colombia and the beds in Ipiales...thanks for making Colombia what both Kris and Jono back in Adelaide said, and most other travellers say, Colombia is the best country in ...

Nice Church, Shame About The Faith
Oct 23, 2008 (1 photos)

... river gorge with its altar the rockface. It is big, beautiful and utterly ridiculous, thereby acting as a metaphor for Colombia itself. It was built because some fool reckoned they saw the Virgin appear on the rockface where its altar now stands. They´ ...

The Longest Boarder Crossing Ever
Aug 6, 2008

From Papayan, I only made it to the the town of Ipiales, on boarder, before dark. It was a nice enough place to stop for the night. The next day I crossed the boarder into Ecuador. I got right through the Colombian side, but I had to wait in line for ...

Ipiales
Apr 9, 2008 (4 photos)

... and swerving all over the road. The scenery was spectacular, though, through mountains, gorges rivers and waterfalls. We got to Ipiales in one piece and had one night in this unattractive little town. Before heading for the Ecuador border next ...

The Church that puts all others to shame
May 25, 2006 (5 photos)

... in the States... at least that is what I got from the conversation. She was really nice and was really excited that I enjoyed my time in Colombia. It left me with a smile the rest of the day. Back in town I got a cab to the border and was on my way to ...

Ipiales
Jun 2, 2006 (7 photos)

... the Ecuardorian side of the border we were in a taxi entering the town of Ipiales. The town of Ipiales sits right on the border of Ecuardor and Colombia on the Colombian side and is in all aspects just another border town. Its dirty, small and doesn't ...

Viva colombia!
Apr 9, 2008

... i think last weekend we partied in lima already im 2 countries away. So my one hour observation í have thus far is colombia deserves its backpacker reputation of really friendly people, so far we´ve been greated with nothing but big smiles and curious ...

Ipiales, and the border crossing into Ecuador
Dec 19, 2008

I arrived in Ipiales about 9AM in the morning, and took at cab to the frontera.  The computer was down at migracion on the Colombian side, so waited around about 3 hours or so.  Finally, was stamped out.  I walked a little over to the ...

Onwards, to the border!
Mar 19, 2009 (2 photos)

Well, it´s time to move onto Ecuador. In a nutshell, we took a 10h bus (soul destroying journey) to the border town of Ipiales and found ourselves (The Irish and I) a $10 triple. The next day we headed to Santuario Las Lajas, a Lord of the Rings-esq church ...

Colombian Awesomeness
Jun 5, 2006 (5 photos)

... in Pereira, there is a zoo....that breeds LIGERS. That's right all you Napoleon Dynamite lovers....REAL LIVE LIGERS. BRED IN COLOMBIA. Napoleon wasn't just making it up....i'm kind of curious as to what they actually look like....and if they really are " ...

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