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 …
Tuve la oportunidad de conocer al Presidente de COTELCO, Gustavo Toro Velásquez, y su Director de Calidad, Edwin Bernal, durante la feria profesional del turismo ANATO en Bogotá. Colombia se abre cada año más al turismo internacional. Es muy importante que este desarrollo se haga de una forma las más sostenible posible en respeto con su medio ambiente y …
Entrevista con Edwin Bernal, Cotelco, Asociación Hotelera y Turística de Colombia Read More »
El año 1999 es recordado como uno de los años mas sombríos de la historia reciente de Colombia. Tan solo para dar una cifra, 8 de cada 10 secuestros en el mundo ocurrieron allí. Sin embargo, 1999 es también el año en el que la maravillosa idea de Pedro ve la luz, y comienza a …
Entrevista con Pedro Medina, Fundación «Yo Creo en Colombia» Read More »
Es la crisis…¡tecnológica! Mi ordenador cojea desde hace semanas y mi cámara de fotos me ha dejado definitivamente. Ahora, más que nunca, tengo necesidad de material operativo y de calidad para poder documentar mis visitas a los hoteles y para recoger sus prácticas sostenibles en nombre de Hopineo. Por estas razones he decidido lanzarme en …
After a week-long disconnect in the heart of the Cocuy National Park. we started off again towards Bogota. On our way, we decided to stop in Tunja, a one-day stop which ended up as a three-day stop following our meeting with Marelvy, co-owner of the Santa Viviana Villa de Leyva Hotel. She is also Director …
This brand new year arrived bearing a great gift: my friend Isabelle arrived to join me so we could travel together for one month through northeast Colombia. During these «holidays,» I am still going ahead a little with my project by visiting a few hotels along the way (see articles on Palomino and Barichara/San Gil). …
Nature’s most pristine accommodations at 4,300 m. Read More »
