Author Archives: Günter und Sissi
Coffee country and volcan Machin
Colombia is famous for its coffee. So we went looking for Juan Valdez, the campesino and his mule Conchita that has been advertising Café de Colombia all over the world for many years. Leaving Bogota we headed west and first drove to Los Nevados … Continue reading
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Caño Cristales
On the drive down from the mountains of Cocuy our brakes really squeaked a lot and we decided to go to Bogotá, have the brakes fixed, get an oil change and have ” Dodgie ” looked over. During that time we could … Continue reading
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Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
We had seen the snow-covered peaks from our camp spot at the pass between Mogotes and San Joaquin and we were looking forward to going there and do some hiking. It was the end of July and the weather up … Continue reading
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Colombia: Cartagena to El Cocuy
On the 15th of July we set sail for Colombia, said good-bye to the North American continent and the next morning we had Cartagena on the horizon. Buenos Dias South America! We disembarked in Cartagena harbor – but not our … Continue reading
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Panama
Panama is famous for “The Canal” and few people choose it as a vacation destination. Nevertheless, it has beautiful mountains, beaches, wilderness and jungle, an interesting indigenous population, rare animals and large agricultural areas. Not to forget the Expat … Continue reading
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Our first stop in Costa Rica was Finca Cana Castilla in the Northwest of the country. It is a popular destination for overlanders after yet another exhausting border crossing. The Finca is a working farm, the owners … Continue reading
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua After another “Gong Show” at the border from Honduras to Nicaragua we headed straight for the hills around Matagalpa. Although I remember watching the news about the war in Nicaragua years ago, Sandinistas and Contras, Oliver North and CIA, it was … Continue reading
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Honduras
Oh Honduras ! Banana Republic, Mosquito Coast, drug highway and danger. That is what came to my mind when we crossed the border from Guatemala to Honduras. We had enjoyed Guatemala for the most part and spent a few nights … Continue reading
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Guatemala
Crossing the border from Belize to Guatemala is a complicated undertaking. But I think they all are. There are papers to sign, copies to be produced, fees to be paid and you have to wait and wait. We finally got … Continue reading
Belize
A small country with lots of diversity. Formerly British Honduras their official language is still English. On the coast it boasts coral reefs, islands and atolls, white sand beaches and mangrove forests. The interior was probably all jungle at one … Continue reading
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