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Sailing to Panama

Sailing to Colombia on a Backpackers Budget

By on August 31, 2011 ]

Sailing to Colombia from Panama was one of the more exciting things we did while traveling in Central and South America. Leading up to that decision, we had a difficult time finding information on the Internet about specific boats and their captains. On the hostel sites that do book these trips, they only list the [...]

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Colombia Travel – Coffee Junkies

By on April 25, 2011 ]

Peter and Dalene of Hecktic Travels share facts of the preconceived notion that Colombia travel means good coffee. Colombia Travel & Colombia Coffee Good coffee is synonymous with Colombia and for that reason, we couldn’t wait for our turn at Colombia travel. We visualized Juan Valdez walking casually beside his donkey, an amiable smile on his [...]

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Colombia Travel – Hiking Ciudad Perdida (Lost City)

By on October 18, 2010 ]

Kristin of Coffee Calculations & Colombia shares her exciting hike to Colombia’s Lost City, Ciudad Perdida. Within one month of my decision to move to Cali, Colombia, I knew I wanted to hike to Ciudad Perdida.  I found a friend who wanted to do the 5 night, 6 day jungle trek with me, we planned [...]

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Colombia Travel – Beaches of Tayrona National Park

By on March 6, 2010 ]

Due to decades of civil conflict Colombia escaped most travel maps.  Today, however Colombia travel is beginning to shine; backpackers and vacationers are heading to this diverse country and loving every bit of it.  Colombia offers its visitors colonial and modern cities, outdoor adventures, coffee plantation tours, and pristine colombia beaches.  Among Colombia’s must see [...]

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Colombia Travel – Discover Cartagena

By on March 4, 2010 ]

After two long days of open seas sailing from Panama to Colombia, Cartagena’s skyline slowly revealed itself to us as we approached its harbor.  It appeared majestic, especially for those of us (me) who spent 48 hours in bed fighting sea sickness.  Land!  And a beautiful land it was. We were ready for Colombia travel. [...]

Cartagena Skyline

Why Travel to Colombia?

By on February 15, 2010 ]

We are all aware that Colombia has a reputation of being a dangerous country. The country has been battered by drug cartels, guerrilla wars and public kidnappings i.e. Ingrid Betancur. After spending traveling in Colombia for over a month, we now consider it one of our favorite Latin American countries. The country of Colombia has [...]

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Colombia Travel – Mud Bath in Volcano Totumo

By on February 7, 2010 ]

Travel Colombia to experience modern cities, deep jungle, beautiful beaches and… a volcanic mud bath. Just an hour outside of Cartagena, Colombia you can visit Volcano Totumo, where tourists climb the little mud volcano for a mud bath, an experience they will never forget. Colombian Mud Bath We booked our tour through our hostal, Casa [...]

Protests in Colombia

Colombia Riot Police Tear-Gas Protesters – Short Clip 2

By on January 19, 2010 ]

It’s common to witness a protest in Latin America, especially Colombia as seen on this HD Travel Video from Jason and Aracely of TwoBackpackers.com. In Short Clip 2, we capture riot police shooting tear gas at bus operators and owners in the city of Cali. Enjoy the show!