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Ipiales Slideshow
Ipiales
Travel Blogs from Ipiales, Colombia
Church hopping.
This is a top pick! ... doing 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 ...
Armenia, Cali, Popayan, Silvia, Pasto, Ipiales
This is a top pick! ... 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!
This is a top pick! 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
... 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 Beautiful setting for a Cathedral
Ipiales is really a pretty ugly city known for being the last place to sleep before heading an hour to the Ecuadorian border, but one nice place to visit nearby is the Gothic Lajas Cathedral. The Virgin Mary is said to have appeared on a stone ...
Ecuador, No. Colombia, Yes.
... , 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 ...
The road to Colombia
... border and straight to immigration trying to dodge all the money changers and taxi drivers on the way. Turns out before you enter Colombia you have to exit Ecuador by getting a stamp. So it was back across the border in the rain to get ...
Not Just Another Church
... . Every once in a while, we´d also go through a tunnel and come out the other side to see completely different scenery. Ipiales was definitely larger than we thought it was going to be. We thought it was just going to be a small border town, ...
Guinnea Pig is a miracle
... 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 ...
Hasta luego Colombia
... make a run for the border with my to-see list far from being ticked. Well, that says about enough, doesn't it? Colombia is a beautiful and diverse country, populated with the warmest and friendliest people. And very different to the general public image, ...
Edwin, Julia and Saoul
On my last day in Guandera I was working down in the village where the station has a nursery. Later on that afternoon I went milking with Edwin who works at the station from time to time.Milking was hard and I didn´t get much milk out and when I did it ...
Getting Down and Dirty!
... ;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 ...
BIENVENIDOS A COLOMBIA!
... 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
... pasajeros, y como habíamos negociado el tiquete, no podíamos comprobar que habíamos pagado el viaje completo hasta Ipiales. AFortunadamente había más gente en la terminal, y Boris empezó a armar un buen grupo para exigir que sacaran un bus ...
Goodbye Colombia, until we meet again!
... in Ipiales after the 7 hour bus journey from Popayan I felt a a burden of sadness afterall I was leaving Colombia after spending 4 incredible months here. I was also filled with excitement though, a new country ...
Hasta Luego Colombia
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, ...
Borderlands, La Frontera
... , 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 ...
Not bad as border towns go
... on 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 ...
The Longest Boarder Crossing Ever
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 ...
A night at the border
... of a hurry nor feel the need to constantly overtake everything else on the road like some of the bus drivers do. We arrived in Ipiales around 4 in the afternoon, found a place to stay, and then jumped in a collectivo heading for Santuario de Las Lajas - ...
Last days in Colombia
... 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!
... 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
... 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 ...