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Wandering around in Cali

. After a superb breakfast on our hotel’s terrace, we wander around in town. It’s Sunday and the city is very quiet. Among the city’s architecture highlight is the Church of San Francisco. Closeby is the Cathedral. We arrive on time for the Easter mass....

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4 juin 2007

Cali

. After helping Francisco Pizarro conquer the Incas, Sebastian de Belalcazar quarrelled with his former boss ad moved north to strike out on his own. After founding Quito and Popayan, he arrived at the Valle de Cauca in 1536 where he dubbed his new settlement...

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2 juin 2007

Salsa lesson under the stars

. We set off early from the hotel for a boat trip on a serene river. The company take us at 9 am from the hotel and we arrived at the departure location. We put on life jackets, and here we are all set for the balsaje trip. It's basically a bamboo raft...

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1 juin 2007

People of Salento 2

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31 mai 2007

People of Salento

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30 mai 2007

Valle de Cocora

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29 mai 2007

Cabalgata in Cocora

. Founded in 1850, Salento is one of the oldest tow’s in Quindio, and one of the smallest. It’s a hour away from Armenia but feels like hundreds years away. The main square and streets around it retain the dimensions of a typical pueblo. There are fine...

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28 mai 2007

The Coffee Belt

. The Coffee Belt, which developed in Old Caldas, dedicated practically all its land to the cultivation of coffee, creating a common culture in the region. This characteristics is notable in the food, the family and the “architecture of the colonisation”,...

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26 mai 2007

People met on the way

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25 mai 2007

From Bogota to Armenia

. We leave Bogota early as planned. As soon as the city gets behind us, the scenery changes from the Andes ahead of us to deep valleys and serpentine roads. Slightly after Bogota, we pass through sunny countryside towns where Bogotians come to enjoy a...

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