Driving down the autopista (motorway), on our way to Bogotá, we came across an accident (nobody hurt). The motorway was closed and we watched the authorities try to pull a truck out of the central reservation. They were having no luck and so I offered our services! We broke out our recovery gear and pulled the truck out in short […]
Medellín – just the name conjures up thoughts of cocaine, gangs and violence. But thankfully, the city no longer lives up to this reputation. Although it still has its problems, it is blossoming into a peaceful and touristic destination. We left Big Bertha at a campsite high above Medellín and stayed in a hotel downtown for two nights in the […]
Whilst the Incas might grab the archaeological headlines in South America, it seems rather sad that the people known only as the “Upper Magdalena Culture” (after the river area they inhabited ) fail to attract the same celebrity – although their sculptural work is arguably superior. San Agustín and its surrounding area seems to have been a giant necropolis, with […]
We entered Colombia through the very chaotic Ipiales border. This border is like no other (so far) in that Colombia and Ecuador allow free movement and stopping to have one’s passport stamped and vehicle inspected appears to be optional. This allows sneaky overlanders to store their vehicles in either country long term by ‘stamping out’ of either country and then […]