Travelogues Santander

After Medellín and the Coffee Triangle, we drive about 12 hours further east into the region around San Gil. The town itself is not particularly beautiful, but the idyllic...

Beitrag 28 - Tour über die schönsten Dörfer von Santander bis ins Extremsportparadies San Gil

Bucaramanga After visiting many smaller towns, it was time for a proper city again. Bucaramanga, a city of millions, although that is probably referring to the metropolitan...

We leave Santa Marta with all its dust and dirt, its noisy and uncomfortable streets behind us and board the bus to San Gil. But our actual destination is not the popular...

During most of my travels, I was busy with preparations: comparing prices, researching connections, booking, checking, packing, checking in... I spent a lot of time optimizing...

On black wings, the large birds circled above the canyon. The mountain savannah was the home of the turkey vulture, one of seven New World vulture species. The bird had been...

The strenuous but beautiful journey from Villa de Leyva to San Gil by bus made me feel like I had truly arrived in Colombia, both in terms of the landscape and emotionally....

Before we begin this post, let me provide a few geographical remarks. Three mountain ranges of the Andes, known as the South American Cordillera, crossed the country from north...

Actually, the title here is incorrect, the 4th stop was actually a city called Tunja. After the hike, we tried to get to San Gil but got stuck in Tunja due to lack of good...

The village of San Gil unfortunately didn't appeal to me much, but the hostel and the activities that could be done there were great. On the first evening, we went as a group to...

San Gil está ubicado en el departamento de Santander y es un lugar conocido por el ecoturismo y principalemte famoso para persona que quieren dejar su zona de comforte para ver...

The towns are probably some of the most beautiful in all of Colombia. Their natural beauty and culinary culture are priceless.