Macondo House

... 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. The ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... it up at the bar. We joke that our vision of a more peaceful world can become a reality and is a reality evenings at Macondo's. Saturday there was an earthquake here. It was incredibly strange, I was lying in bed and could feel the frame of the bed ...

... great bakery vcan also be found on the waterfront. The bakery would serve us well in the days ahead. That dinner was at Macondo which came highly recommended. When we arrived a couple in front of us had just been turned away as there were no tables. ...