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San Francisco a Beach Hideaway in Colombia's Choco

We fell in love with San Francisco. A 2 day stay turned into a week and when we left we knew we would be coming back and often
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April 12, 2025
April 12, 2025
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Retirement

Retire in Panama - Pros and Cons

Mainly because it's warmer and cheaper than than where they are living. Sitting on a beach in February with 80 degree heat beats shoveling snow back home.
2017-07-30
July 30, 2017
Colombia's Gateways to the Amazon

The Most Dangerous Road in Colombia. The Trampoline of Death. Pasto to Mocoa

Highway 37 - the road stretches from the Andean city of Pasto over the mountains and down to the jungle town of Mocoa a gateway to the Amazon.
2019-05-07
May 7, 2019
Towns and Villages

Las Lajas - Colombia's Most Beautiful Church

Las Lajas Sanctuary, a catholic church located in southern Colombia about seven miles from the Ecuadorian border, is considered the most beautiful church in Colombia.
2019-05-03
May 3, 2019
Food, Wine and Agriculture

Yage - Colombia's Hallucinogenic Jungle Juice

The indigenous in the area of Mocoa belong to the Pastos or Inga tribes and they have an ancient relationship with Yage or Ayahusca as its called in Peru.
2019-05-02
May 2, 2019
Colombia's Gateways to the Amazon

Tena, Ecuador - Gateway to the Amazon

For a somewhat easy and economical exploration of the Amazon - Tena, the capital town and the oldest town of the Napo Province - is easy to reach by land.
2017-08-21
August 21, 2017
Other Topics

Websites, blogs, books and guides - links to Colombia

As a fan and student of Colombian humanities, I’m always on the hunt for websites, blogs, travel guides (websites and printed guides ), news stories and books relating to Colombia.
2018-11-01
November 1, 2018
Retirement

Retiring in Ecuador - Pros and Cons

A lot of Americans are retiring in Ecuador and other countries in Central and South America - stretching their retirement dollars and enhancing their quality of life.
2017-07-30
July 30, 2017
Travel Safety

Travel in Colombia / What to Expect/ What to Pack/ How to Stay Safe

Reading the travel guides on Ecuador – they talk about it how tourism has changed the country. ‘Should have been here 10 years ago when it was quaint and undiscovered,’ they say.
2018-11-02
November 2, 2018
Towns and Villages

Tatacoa Desert and the Valley of Sorrows

Traveling along the Magdalena river, through the green coffee plantations and rice fields of Huila, it’s hard to imagine the Tatacoa desert just up ahead.
2018-10-14
October 14, 2018
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COLOMBIA

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This is a blog with over 85 articles with photos on Colombian destinations. For a traveler, Colombia is the best kept secret of the continent. It’s affordable and relatively undiscovered.

It is a country with so much to offer: history, beautiful scenery, mountains, coastlines, beaches, rainforests, abundant greenery, raging rivers, caves, sleepy colonial towns, hip, hot metropolitan cities, friendly and sophisticated people, archeological sites, excellent coffee and a wide array of fruits and vegetables to discover.

Hopefully the information provided herein will help convince more travelers to  visit Colombia.
- Jon McInnes
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