Irotama Resort Santa Marta
KM 14 Via Cienaga Santa Marta, Colombia
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Dirty Laundry
... provide an overview of the region, getting suggestions on places to visit on my next trip to Colombia, a brief rundown on the differences between the areas surrounding Cartagena and Santa Marta, even a quick summary of the people of the area, and some insight into some of the social problems found in the La Guajira peninsula.
It was the most random, but also the nicest conversation you could have in a Colombian laundromat! In fact, when I went back ...
Santa Marta and Taganga
... way. Tomorrow we will checkout from Aluna in Santa Marta and get a hostel in Taganga so we are close to the office. Tomorrow we only do the theory video and then we have 3 days of diving, Wednesday in a confined area and then Thursday and Friday in the open water. Friday afternoon we sit an exam. They have a copy of the theory book here in the hostel and last night I started looking through it, I think I will have another look tonight until I get my own tomorrow.
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Finding the Lost City
... little like stepping into a national geographic magazine as you can imagine from the photos or not! There were a number of villages we passed all with their round huts. I found it quite strange seeing tools and mechanisms that they actually use in real life that I’d only previously seen in museums. I saw an operating cane press in one hut that was identical to one in Tierradentro museum. It’s as if they are living in another world. It is the first large area ...
Minca Magic
... what will be a twenty room hotel on the site of what was a house next door to the police station. The FARC attempted to bomb the police station but destroyed the house instead and nobody wanted to buy the site because they thought it would be bad luck. There are many abandoned properties around the village, but equally just about every man, mule and donkey around appears to be engaged ...
High Speed Desert Driving
... to our driver who knew exactly what I meant :-)
We had a huge welcome back to our Dreamers hostel and, when Fulvio, the owner, heard about the taxi driver, he rushed out to see if he was still there, luckily for the driver he had left :-)
As it was late, rather than cooking, we opted for a bowl of Fulvio’s home-made pasta with pesto and, oh my goodness, it was delicious! He is an Italian man who has brought his traditional recipes and ...
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