Destination: Colombia

Photos: Colombia

Mon, 22 Sep 2014 | By kikkijayne | Photo Gallery

Colombia, what a place!

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 | By rubydoobyx | Views [437]

Can I just say that my favourite country (I've travelled to) would possibly be Colombia. The colours, the people, the life. A single day I spent there. One day. Not even 24 hours, actually. But that was enough. It was amazing.

Tags: cartagena, colombia, life, south america, spanish, travel

Wayunkerra: El Poder de la Paali-isa

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By karmen | Views [430] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I am a Wayuu indigenous woman committed with indigenous women's rights. I want to know how to make films in a proper manner that aloud me to highlight the work of indigenous women's artist and artisans. I am planning to travel to indigenous communities ... Read more >

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la belleza de los muertos

Tue, 2 Sep 2014 | By h2television | Views [408] | Video | Scholarship Entry

me encanta viajar y atravez de mi lente poder contar historias ... desde pequeño me ha llamado la atencion el dia de los muertos ... y tener la oportunidad de motrar la bellez de esta festividad a todo el mundo es un gran premio..... me gustaria contarles ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Photos: 140 DAYS ON

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 | By jugap | Photo Gallery

THE INFORMATION PAGE

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 | By sneaver | Views [11999]

While preparing for this little adventure and during my travels I relied heavily on information that others so kindly shared. The links below are some of the best resources that I have found. GENERAL INFORMATION http://dr650.zenseeker.net/ ... Read more >

Tags: border crossings, dr650, motorcycle travel

140 DAYS ON

Sun, 17 Aug 2014 | By jugap | Views [429]

Hola! Well our first Sth American country is over and done with.We have passed through Colombia and are now in Equador. Our Colombian adventure of course started in Cartagena after hopping off the boat.It was hot and humid there and each afternon saw ... Read more >

The other way to get to Playa Blanca, Colombia.

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By spacemanafrica | Views [916]

“15,000 pesos? Forget that. I’m going to walk.” “It’s 20km away.” “OK. Maybe not.” I read on the internet that it’s possible to travel by land independently from Cartagena to the paradisiacal ... Read more >

Cartagena of the Indies

Mon, 19 May 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [1660]

Built by the Spanish mainly in C16th and C17th, Cartagena's old walled city is a beautiful, romantic place and one of our favourite towns in the world. The fortified walls were built to protect the citizens and their gold from raiding English pirates ... Read more >

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Tayrona National Park - where rainforest meets ocean

Sun, 18 May 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [1612]

Whilst on the north Caribbean coast of Colombia, we went to this national park where the steep- sided rainforest sweeps right down to meet the ocean.  The Tayrona indigenous Indian people used to live in this area before the Spanish came in ... Read more >

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Tierredentro

Sun, 4 May 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [604]

This place IS the lush green Colombia that we see in the films.  Miles away from anywhere, we spent 6 hours on a bus to one town, having been delayed at three blockades by farmers' protests, then another 2 hours crammed in a jeep made for 10 ... Read more >

Tags: colombia, tierredentro, tombs

Desierto de Tatacoa

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [528]

Colombia is lush and green, isn't it? Not in the Tatacoa Desert, trapped between two mountain ranges that shield it from rain. Instead of banana and palm trees - cactus plants. Instead of steep green mountains -red and grey carved sand sculptures. Instead ... Read more >

Zipaquira underground salt cathedral

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [440]

Zipaquira is a lovely town with an old colonial plaza and an absolutely massive salt mine honeycombed under the hill. Part of the mine has been carved into an underground salt cathedral, one of only three in the world, and voted by Colombians as the ... Read more >

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Bogota, Colombia - city of contrasts

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [535]

Bogota (our introduction to Colombia) is a city of contrasts:- Concrete urban jungle vs cobbled old streets and quaint painted houses; "You want crack mister?" vs astounding churches; Scruffy graffiti scrawls vs amazing street art; Lots ... Read more >

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Photos: Fourth leg - Colombia

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By clare-tamea | Photo Gallery