While visiting Guatapé in Colombia on a day trip from Medellin, as well as enjoying the amazing views from La Piedra, we also enjoyed a spot of bird watching. These impressive birds were circulating La Piedra the whole time we were climbing up the 659 steps to the top. They were even gracious enough to do a little posing for us to take more pictures of them! We’re not very knowledgeable about birds and so we aren’t sure what they are….
Plaza Cisneros in the centre of Medellín Once home to the brutal drug lord, Pablo Escobar, and known as the most dangerous city in the world, Medellín has really cleaned up its act in the last 5 to 10 years. In 2013, it was named the most innovative city in the world in recognition of its remarkable turnaround, notably through regeneration projects, such as the building of cable cars to improve transport links up and down the mountains. For visitors,…
La Piedra Wow – the view from the top of La Piedra de Peñol, just outside of Guatapé – is just wow. Just as is claimed on the sign on the way up to the ‘rock’, this is probably one of the most beautiful views that I’ve ever seen. . We went to Guatapé to climb La Piedra and to visit the town on a day out from where we were staying in nearby Medellín. We’d heard good things about the area, but…
1. Its Colombia NOT Columbia! Fed up with everyone from international media sources to Paris Hilton and even US presidents* misspelling their country’s name, a social media campaign was launched last year to shame offenders into correcting their error. The campaign is also designed to encourage people to take a second look at a country that most people immediately associate with drug-lords and kidnappings. So remember! Colombia is a country, while DC stands for the District of Columbia. Columbia is also a…