Cali has Colombia’s first cinematography museum, Caliwood, which was founded in 2008. This museum is packed with a collection of projectors, cameras, movie posters, memorabilia and more. Some of the equipment dates back to the very first days of cinema.
In Colombia’s coffee region, people get around by bus, motorcycle, and private vehicles, but one mode of transportation sticks out above the rest – the Jeep Willys. It’s not just a loud vehicle rumbling down the road, it’s an important Colombian cultural icon.
Tourists from most countries are typically given a 90 day tourist visa upon entering Colombia. There is a maximum stay of 180 days in the country per calendar year for those wishing to extend that original tourist visa. Tourists also cannot stay more than 180 consecutive days in the country even if the years overlap.
Usually involving a big gathering of friends and family, sancocho is one of the most popular Colombian dishes. It’s a stew with a mishmash of meat and vegetable ingredients, so much so that the people cooking it sometimes forget every single ingredient that went into making it.
On the fourth and final day of our Amazonas tour with On Vacation, we crossed the river to the small village of Puerto Alegría in Peru. It’s a farming community populated by speakers of the Cocama language. No passport was necessary and the excursion was included in the package.
The third day of our Amazonas tour with On Vacation began with an excursion to visit a Yagua community. The Yagua are an indigenous tribe who settled in the specific area around the late 1970s. This excursion was included in the package.
On the second day of our tour to Amazonas with On Vacation, we took an excursion to Puerto Nariño and a Ticuna community. The trip started at 9am and wasn’t included in the package (it was a bit pricy). If you’re going on your own, you have to pay an entrance fee to get into Puerto Nariño.
I thought my search for Colombia’s most beautiful town ended with Jardín. The equally if not more beautiful town of Jericó gives it stiff competition. Jardín wins the plaza competition, but Jericó hands down has better preserved and better constructed traditional homes and buildings.
Gruene is a historic district in New Braunfels, Texas. It was once its own town but was incorporated into New Braunfels in 1974.
New Braunfels is a small city in Texas north of San Antonio famous for its German Texan heritage. There are a few interesting things to see in the downtown area.