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Tayrona National Park, Part 3: Final hike and the trip back to Santa Marta
Posted on February 12, 2012 4 Comments
As much as I would have liked to stay in El Cabo forever, we had to make our way out of the park before sunset. I definitely didn’t want to get lost in the woods in the dark! So we began the hike back to the entrance. It probably took us 3-4 hours in total. […]
Tayrona National Park, Part 2: La Piscina and El Cabo
Posted on February 10, 2012 6 Comments
After Arrecifes, we walked through the sand and up a trail towards the next beach, La Piscina. Gorgeous! This is the first area where it’s actually safe to swim, so there were a lot of people in the water and on the beach. No campsites here, but a few stalls close by. We didn’t stop […]
Tayrona National Park, Part 1: Entry and Arrecifes
Posted on February 9, 2012 14 Comments
The day I went to Tayrona National Park was one of the best days I’ve ever had while traveling, for so many reasons! Tayrona Park was created in 1964, and is located 34km north of Santa Marta. There are tons of tours available to Tayrona, but like most tourist excursions, they tend to be overpriced […]
Living on the Edge
Posted on February 8, 2012 2 Comments
As soon as the sun goes down, an intense breeze takes over Santa Marta! I found out later, this only happens for about 2 months of the year. It’s almost like a daily cooling down of the city, which is a nice change from the direct sun and heat during the day. A few blocks […]
Santa Marta
Posted on February 8, 2012 6 Comments
After a few days in Medellin, it was time to head back to the airport to fly to Santa Marta. The Medellin airport is so much easier to navigate than the Bogota airport. Literally walked right through security, and there were only a handful of gates. Love easy check-ins! It was the second internal flight […]
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