Into the wild

Ebimisami: 18.07.2017

Almost wistfully, my gaze falls back to the southern outskirts of Bogotá. 15 years ago, the route south would not have been possible. Rebel territory and therefore too dangerous.

Today everything seems peaceful. Almost everything, because today we're taking the bus!

Good bus companies have both a speed display in the passenger compartment and a clearly visible free SMS number to assess the driver's driving style. The most dangerous thing about Colombia is actually the bus rides. Especially because of the fast driving style.

Bolivariano is considered the supposedly best bus company in Colombia. If you've ever been to Colombian bus terminals, you'll know what the saying about the trees in the forest is all about.

A huge selection of providers that could make the decision difficult, if it weren't for the mandatory display boards above the ticket booths. These show the latest accident numbers. That makes it easier...

Only 20 accidents this year... We'll take that one!

Park in Neiva. An almost forgotten, hospitable provincial town. Tourists are very rare but welcome guests here.


Hold your horses!
Before we head into the desert, let's buy the fastest horses in town and provisions from the street vendor Chicharron. Smells and tastes like dead animal, but Colombians love it.

Taxis and street vendors

A typical picture of a Colombian city. What's missing are street clowns and window cleaners at the traffic lights, or people with sticks checking the tire pressure by hitting it. No, it doesn't really work. But if you just keep driving, the stick scratches the car door by chance, as a friend explained to us in Bogotá.

5.5 hours later....

Classic medium-distance bus. Medium distances are about 8-12 hours here
Classic medium-distance bus. Medium distances are about 8-12 hours here


Stargazing in the Colombian desert. Apparently the sky must be very special here. Except when it's cloudy, of course. Well, what can you do, looking at clouds with snakes, beetles, spiders, and scorpions can also be romantic.

If there are no stars, at least a desert tour with authentic natives. Men, motorcycles, and the desert. Okay, and one woman...

Adventurous....

Or less wild... Both are worth it for the view.

Our guide was very proud when we discovered the turtle.


He is currently explaining to us that the cactus is extremely big..... Oh....now I see it too.
A desert with different colors. Red zone

Grey zone. Ghosts of deceased actors.Yeti???!! No, that was somewhere else...



What represents more of a movie set for a Western film is used as a dramatic environment for passionate-dangerous scenes in Colombian soap operas. Here, dozens of actors usually die... I prefer John Wayne and Winnetou.

If murder in the desert gets too hot, you can cool off here.



Sunrise in eerie silence from the veranda of our cabin

Driving back to civilization in the collective taxi. Luggage on the roof and breath-holding during overtaking and spontaneous animal encounters included.

Eyano

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