Popayan Travel Blogs

As planned we left the hostel early. We barely had change for the taxi, hahaha. So good it was Monday and the fee on a weekday was lower, hahaha. Not even 1 min before leaving the cab, there were already some guys promoting their buses, hahaha. Ok, let's find the better deal to Cali. I told them bu…

So with my plans to make it to Pasto foiled I decided to stay in Popayan for the carnaval which was supposed to begin on the 5th and 6th, with the 5th being black day and the 6th being white day. The carnaval has its origins in the days of slavery when slave owners would allow their slavees to dres…

I visited and found a chance to know this beautiful city with a wonderful Colombian family.. It's still like the colonial times.. very well preserved buildings, beautifully lightened narrow streets and warm blooded people makes this little city worth to visit...

We have been in Popayan for the last 3 days. It is so pretty at night time, and has a lot of good shopping. We have pretty much been chilling out since we have been here. watching movies and lazying around. It's a great place to do have a holiday from the holiday, more so because of the hostel we a…

On Monday morning I finally arrived in Colombia. A 5 hours bus from Quito to the border, which I slept through most of, and then surprisingly quick border formalities, before I got a taxi from the border to Santuario Las Lajas. Near to Ipiales is a spectacular gorge and this church is built upon a …

Back home to colombia... I usualy make this trip every other year. this time i started in Bogota than went to Popayan and from there Cali.

I´m spending around 1 year in South America, I had an amazing time. Enjoy my pictures, I'd do it again.

Dank des Ecuadorianischen Botschafters in Berlin, der Katha ihr Voluntaers-Visum verweigerte musste sie Ecuador verlassen und ich hatte die Ehre inne, ihre Reisebegleiterin spielen zu duerfen :) Also machten wir uns am 1.Dezember 2007 auf in unser Abenteuer! 17 Tage lang reisten wir durch dieses wundervolle Land, 17 Tage voller Busfahrten (aneinander gerechnet 4 1/2 Tage), voller Militaerkontrollen, Achsenbruechen, toller Museen, der Karibik und den wunderschoensten Anden! DANKE DIR KATHA!

 pretty little town where all the bildings are white. exceptionally evasive eating establishments though. normally no sign and a shut possibly locked door! of course they are open !?¿ one little old lady thought it would be a good idea to see what was in my pockets but all she found was a us…

When I woke up in the morning I found my dorm room in the Hostel Trail was empty, so I quickly decided that I would spend the morning here then head to Cali for the afternoon. Fancied going out on the Friday night so thought I would have more chance of meeting people there.Popayan is a beautiful ci…

During my studies I did 2 missions of 3 months each in Colombia as part of a joint project between the University of Geneva and the Colombian Geological Survey. The objective was to study one particular aspect of the formation of the Andes, in the South of the country, between Cali and Pasto. That was a perfect way to discover a new country, practice a new language; a great opportunity to get to know the warm Colombian people, and drive thousands of kilometers in the most remote Andean areas.

Our route through Central and South America..

Here you can join us on our motorcykle tour from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego (south america). We start our journey May 27, 2006 and we will be on the road for about a year! Read our complete story at our homepage: www.tobias-ingeborg.com

My trip back to NZ via South America