After Nuqui, Guachalito and Jurubida, I finally come to Utria to know “Mano Cambiada”, Josefina’s sustainable tourism project who I quickly met in Bogota during the ANATA tourism show. I reach ma new destination once again aboard a small craft thirty-minute from Jurubida where I say goodbye to Carmen and Nohelia. Mano Cambiada Project Josefina …
Mano Cambiada, the mangrove swamp of utría next door Read More »
It was aboard a local fisherman’s small boat that I reached the village of Jurubidá, located thirty minutes north of Nuquí, an “Afrochocoano” village because Jurubidá is primarily a “palenque” (a community founded by African slaves who managed to escape and take refuge in the dense rainforests of the Chocó Region). I am greeted at …
Jurubidá, Rooming Houses within an Afrochocoano Village Read More »
Travelers rarely stay in Nuquí Village itself; most prefer to go some 30 minutes south of there where there are heavenly beaches and rows of coconut trees. Monday morning, I bade goodbye to the team at the Nuquí Mar Hotel, and later found myself on the pier where Elisabeth and Benjamin of La Joviseña came to …
La Joviseña Guesthouse, a tropical organic garden Read More »
If I say idyllic and wild Colombian beaches, what will you answer? Caribbean and Tayrona National Park?! ahah.. Yes but not only that! Colombia offers also a wonderful Pacific Coast. The area between Nuqui and Bahia Solano is now very quiet, where travelers are very welcomed. Here I am on the road of five small …
After Selva Negra (Nicaragua) and Hacienda Venecia in Manizales (Colombia), I found myself once again in the very heart of a ‘responsible’ coffee plantation, certified by Rainforest Alliance and Utz, but this time just a little smaller. Hacienda Combia is an agricultural and hotel family business of 39 hectares, in the “Cafeteros” region of Colombia, next to …
Hacienda Combia, A Coffee-flavoured Trek to Awaken the Senses Read More »
The « Cafeteros » region is an area comprised of many towns of various sizes sitting amid rolling hills, vibrating to the colours of its coffee plants. In between two stays in the very centre of coffee plantations that offer rooms for rent (Hacienda Venecia) and hotel accommodation (Hacienda Combia), I spent three nights in a youth …
La Serrana Hostel, in the ‘must-see’ Tourist attraction of the Region Read More »
After a nice long break of about a month in the colombian capital, I am on the road again for the second part of discovering this magnificent country. You can find my latest adventures on my blog: Bogota, a studious pit stop at Julian’s home La Cachamera, from Meta to the Salt Cathedral La Minga, …
Day 255 : A huge thank you from Bogota, and on we go Read More »
When looking for responsible hotels in order to prepare my HopTour of Colombia, I found myself many times on Colombia Eco Travel website. That’s how I finally decided to contact them to ask them advice. Daniel was very reactive and offered to help me with contacting the hotels in order to join our effort towards responsible …
Meet with Daniel and Eliesha, Colombia Eco Travel Read More »
When I reached Bogota with my friend Isa in early March, it was with the intention of spending some 10 days there to get myself in gear and start off again … but this was before my friend Julian’s generous hospitality, meeting so many new interesting people, visiting the ANATO exhibition, giving presentations in universities …
After my escape to La Minga in Choachi, I decided to run off from Bogota the next weekend on another short hotel mission. Hayda, a friend of a friend, who is also managing a hotel, took me to see her new « baby », five hours south of the capital, in the ‘department’ of Meta. Welcome to La …
