Hotel Nueva Granada Santa Marta

... because of the open sea. The part which is apt for the public is
characterized by two wide sand strands which are separated from one
another by a rock spur. It is a perfect place for snorkelling where ...

... br>Among the guests that evening were a few people i'd met back in Medellin, and were headed for Tayrona National Park the following day. This seemed like a fairly good plan to me, and worried about time (it was Monday and i needed to be back in Bogota by Friday evening at the very latest), i decided to book myself a flight from Santa Marta to Bogota saving myself a day (one hour versus at least twenty) and giving me an extra day at the national ...

... that she wish she had one of those umbrella hats that we haven't seen in years. The same day, on the beach, was someone wearing an umbrella hat.

#3 In our room we were watching Michael Jackson's thriller video. After the video, we changed the channel and watched 2 minutes of a movie that showed the character in the movie watching TV. She was watching the Thriller video.

#4 On the way to breakfast, I commented on how the trees ...

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It´s a mystery how they obtained all the stones to build this place as the area which can be seen covers 2.5km2. I think it would be more impressive to unearth all of it but other than the central plaza, it´s all much the same.

Leaving the city behind we faced the return journey which after 3 days to get there is probably the hardest part of the trip. Feeling extreme exhaustion and suffering from a ...

... decided that their honeymoon should consist of getting to know their own country. However, 6 days trekking in jungle I reckon is enough to test any marriage. They were crazy.

On our walk back we discovered Pip had been wearing Insect Relief instead of insect repellant, and we bumped into more of the army boys who were more than happy to let us take their pictures and feel up their guns. Pip does ...

... and driving up the range is itself a great touristic activity. Unfortunately most of the attractions in the national parque were closed for visitors (véu de noiva waterfalls, cidade de pedra, etc). Day 9 - we woke up, checked out of the hostel and headed to Poconé, the city where the transpantaneira road starts. - the trip was quite boring for the first 2 hours as the way to Poconé is just a paved road through cattle farms. Nothing really ...

... unmatched, perhaps since Ecuador. Each town has it's Police stop where they slow down the traffic enough to have a good look at you. These places also are the final resting spots for all the wrecks of cars that have failed to yield appropriately. Unlike Mexico, where the cars are left forever at the scene of whatever horrible accident as a grim reminder of what can happen if you misjudge that blind curve overtaking, here in Brazil they collect all the carcasses at the police station ...

... This was mostly ********. We spent 4 hours on the horses, and only got off once. In the afternoon, Cameron and I went piranha fishing, a novelty event here. I was imagining an afternoon relaxing in the boat on the river, pulling in the odd fish. Instead, it was a frenzy. The Piranhas bit the raw meat on the hook as soon as it hit the water. The trick was successfully getting the fish into the boat without getting a finger or a nose bitten off. My technique was dangerous. Once ...

... guide Fernando was excited to see this, and we all crept closer as quietly as possible. The light was poor, so I couldn´t quite get the photo I wanted, so you might have to take my word for it ...

Pela primeira vez em um projeto missionário pudemos fazer uma reunião de estudantes universitários cristãos em uma igreja evangélica. O pastor da Igreja Vinde, onde estávamos hospedados, enviou cartas para outros pastores convidando os universitários para a nossa reunião. Foi importantíssimo ver a participação da igreja neste processo. Muitos universitários foram ao encontro. Durante o culto, o missionário Márcio contou o ...