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Caragena film festival and slowing down in Macondo
A Travel Blog entry by phil.aldridge from Aracataca, Colombia
... On the day that I said my last goodbye to Pete, who has returned home, he was complaining about a town that had renamed itself Macondo, after the mythical town of One-Hundred Years of Solitude, solely as a way to get tourists to go to this nothing place. ...
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San Gil: Adventure Sports Capital of S. America
A Travel Blog entry by chiapoe from San Gil, Santander, Colombia
... to the mythical town of Macondo and the Buendias) for a grand total of C$26,000 (USD13). While the Macondo is cheap and a wonderful guesthouse for travelers looking to arrange adventure sports, we unknowingly had also finally found the backpacker ...
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Magical Realism in Aracataca
A Travel Blog entry by seanryan from Aracataca, Colombia
... Medellin I bussed it to Barranquilla, from there I randomly decided to check out Gabriel Garcia Marquez' hometown. Aracataca is supposedly Macondo (setting of 100 Years of Solitude) so I figured I might find some weirdness and maybe even run into José ...
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Flying with the birds and falling with the water
A Travel Blog entry by laura_sheen from San Gil, Colombia
... he stayed. Realising that he needed a job he thought that running a hostel would be the easiest option, so he started Macondo and is still there now! The atmosphere there is great, its really chilled out and everyone is extremely relaxed and ...
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Lost in Cuenca
A Travel Blog entry by jackdrury from Cuenca, Ecuador
... . We knew the name of our small hostel, but that wasn't good enough. None of the cab drivers had ever heard of Hostel Macondo. And it wasn´t listed in the phone book. Neither Thom nor I mentioned the word ¨lost¨ as we wandered aimlessly. We barely ...
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Lots to do in San Gil
A Travel Blog entry by tablefor2 from San Gil, Santander, Colombia
... Capital of Colombia. From Bogota we took a 7 hour bus ride from the bus station and landed in San Gil. We had booked a night at Macondo, which is ran by an Australian. Here we found a room with shared bath for 40,000 pesos. We ended up with a room that ...
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Walking Tour in San Jose + Tamarindo
A Travel Blog entry by skylerstravels from Tamarindo, Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica
... picked up by a charter bus and driven to Tamarindo, a coastal city that is a fairly popular tourist attraction. We stayed at Villas Macondo and spent most of our time on the beach which was a short walk away. The beach was gorgeous, looking back at the ...
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Cuevo del Indio
A Travel Blog entry by allisonakemi from San Gil, Colombia
... so much to do here- caving, white water rafting, waterfall rappeling, bungee jumping, paragliding, kayaking and tons of hiking. The Macondo Guesthouse is one of the best hostels that I have had the pleasure of staying at and so I have decided to ...
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Cuenca
A Travel Blog entry by mariejeanwilson from Cuenca, Ecuador
Stayed 2 nights in the excellent Macondo - great room, nice outside spaces, clean kitchen and breakfast included. Ceunca itself was nice enough but 1 day was enough to walk around town and see the sights. Local restaurants were expensive or uninspiring ...
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A Good Driver For A Maniac, Beautiful Barichara
A Travel Blog entry by inoursuitcase from San Gil / Barichara, Colombia
We did the early bus mission from Bogota to San Gil six hours away where we checked into Macondo Guesthouse owned by the very friendly Australian Shaun. We took some time to negotiate a fare for the journey and ended up on a mini van collectivo leaving ...
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The journey to Cuenca
A Travel Blog entry by wilsonnclaudia from Cuenca, Ecuador
... after we rushed to get these missions done before they closed for the weekend, we could finally chill out and check in to Hostel Macondo. This place was awesome. It's really cheap, really nice, and the breakfast is really good (and included). ...
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High Adrenaline
A Travel Blog entry by sullivo from San Gil, Santander, Colombia
... a pretty colonial town, that looked safe and relatively affluent. I managed to get chatting to the Australian owner of my Hostel - Macondo - just after I arrived and he filled me in on everything to do in the area and a little bit on Colombian politics, ...
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Villa de Leyva and San Gil
A Travel Blog entry by katertot1978 from San Gil, Santander, Colombia
... in San Gil to defrost. Of course, we did arrive here eventually. I immediately hired a cab into the town and got to my hostel- Macondo. I was looking forward to having my private room here. No dorm for a few days. My room is up the stairs and has a ...
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San Gil... the adventure capital of colombia
A Travel Blog entry by juddy79 from San Gil, Colombia
... Gil is working its way to becoming an adventure capital of south america. You name it, you can do it here. Staying at the Macondo hostel. Owned by shaun, an aussie who has lived over here for years. Great place. Comfy beds, cool ...
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Reaching the Caribbean Coast
A Travel Blog entry by griffs-on-tour from Taganga, Magdalena, Colombia
... one although coming across the railroad through the middle was a delight as the coming of the rails is such a momentous occasion for Macondo in the novel. We drove into the town square but for some reason there appeared to be a public meeting going on ...
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Colombia's Adventure Sport Capital
A Travel Blog entry by amazingjourneys from San Gil, Santander, Colombia
... even got a mention in the latest LP handbook; the rooms and rates are far better than those at Sam’s VIP Hostel and Macondo Hostal. The spacious rooms with high ceilings have private bathrooms, good beds, cable TV and Wi-Fi. Four of the rooms have ...
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Villa Mozart y Macondo Puerto Escondido
Avenida las Tortugas 77, Carrizalillo, Puerto Escondido, Pacific Coast, Mexico
... cooking facilities. The hotel, only two minutes from the Pacific Ocean, has a beautiful tropical garden, very appropriately named Macondo. There are many good quality places to eat just seconds away from the hotel. The Villa Mozart offers wireless access ...
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