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….
This sign, which translates as “Don’t take viagra, drink goat’s milk”, was on a wall in the small town of Guane, just outside of San Gil in Colombia. There were several shops in the town, selling goat’s milk, but this one shop in particular had chosen a unique way to extol the properties of their product. They didn’t appear to have any peer reviewed research to back up their claims, but who are we to question a painted wooden sign on a…
In parts of Colombia – we particularly noticed them in Cartagena and in Barichara near San Gil – some of the door knockers in the central part of town are really quite elaborate. On a walking tour with Kristy from Cartagena Connections, we learnt that (originally at least) the shape of the knocker could tell you something about the house’s occupants. For example, lizards – which are particularly frequent – are symbols of the aristocracy, as the animal is associated with…