Travelogues Boyacá

Beitrag 29 - Weitere koloniale Perlen und viel Natur. Touri-Hochburg Villa de Leyva und das beschauliche Guadalupe.

December 2, 2016 Palomino-Cartagena-San Gil-Sogamoso-Villa de Leyva-Bogotá Palomino is a small village east of the Tayrona National Park. The main activity (apart from lying on...

So...After 5 exciting days in Colombia - with ups and downs, from which we have already learned a lot - I finally manage to write the first blog entry. I start, as is usual for...

We arrive at Plaza Mayor in Villa de Leyva on 22.08.22. Our booked hotel is just 100 meters away. There, we have the choice between the booked standard room or the even nicer...

From now on I'm traveling alone... The first 2 days I spent in the capital of Colombia, Bogota. My hostel was located in the relatively safe neighborhood of Chapinero, with many...

Colombia made me richer in experience without helping me understand the country better. Monday morning, I had breakfast with Karim from my hostel. The forensic scientist had...

We arrived in Villa de Leyva at 18:00 Colombian time, which means we arrived at 21:00 local time. The concept of Colombian time has little to do with local time. If a Colombian...

The journey there: Not as easy as expected...in the Flota. So on Friday afternoon we stood by the road and waited for the right Flota to pass by...for a whole hour. But...

Villa de Leyva, a charming colonial town two hours north of Bogota, promised tranquility above all, and this promise was easily fulfilled. Unlike in other colorful towns, Villa...

A very long ride from Medellin through Bogota to Valle de Leyva brought us to the countryside. We strolled through the cobblestone streets, ate homemade ice cream, and the best...

So it didn't take long and we were there again. Spontaneous. 'Any idea how we're getting there?' -'Spontaneous. Maybe Pedro can give us a ride in his car, maybe we take the...

In May 2025, I traveled again with my family to Chiquinquirá, where we celebrated my grandfather's 80th birthday.

The monuments of Monguí are impressive and something that every tourist must see when visiting Monguí. They tell the story of the city and are commemorations of important things...

In the small village there is not much to do, but I simply enjoyed strolling through the beautiful streets. It felt more like a village in France than in Colombia. ...

Boyaca has Moniquira Park and Santa Sofia, for example, among some of the most important cultural places.