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La Calera, Guatavita, and Girardot, Colombia
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: My stories from three pueblos outside Bogota, Colombia. Includes La Calera, Guatavita with Gringos, and Fell Off the Wagon in Girardot.
La Calera
La Calera is a nice little town on the other side of the mountains. Most go by bus but Alejandro and Winston walk. Friday night we made tentative plans for them to call Saturday. We couldn’t decide that night because they wanted to borrow dogs. Dogs? – I asked. They wanted to borrow a pitbull or rottweiler in case we ran into thieves on the trail. Oh, OK… Read more
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Mounting Misti
Posted on 06. Nov, 2008 by Colin.
SUMMARY: I climb El Misti, the 5800 m (19,100 ft) volcano and highest point in Arequipa, Peru.With a sprained ankle!
I climbed Misti over the weekend. El Misti is a 5800 meter volcano visible from anywhere in Arequipa. Actually, at 5822 m (19,100 ft), it is one of the highest points in Peru.
The guides’ fees were 35 soles ($11) per person. A group of thirty – including our group of a dozen – met in Plaza de Armas at 7:30am on Saturday. From there, the guides contracted a bus to drive us as close to the mountain as the bus carrying thirty could drive along the unpaved road. At that point, we got off the bus with all our stuff and started our journey. Stuff to carry includes warm clothes, food, water, a tent and sleeping bag. Climbing Misti is a two-day affair and requires spending the night at the halfway point. … Read more
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Colca Canyon in Arequipa, Peru
Posted on 01. Aug, 2008 by Colin.
SUMMARY: I describe my trip to Colca Canyon with pictures at the end.
Eleven of us went to see Colca Canyon in the province of Arequipa: me, Rosa, Jessica, Anthony, Beto, Karen, Emilio, Patricia, Giancarlo, Cesar, and Rocio. Ironically, I was the only one who knew everybody in the group. We all got wasted until 4am Saturday night so the early Sunday morning departure was hell. … Read more
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