Once again the travel warnings let me doubt about going to the Pacific Coast of Colombia. But I still missed watching whales and my curiosity about that was stronger. So 4 days ago I flew to Nuquí, which is a perfect base to discover the remote nature of the Pacific coastline in Colombia (it’s only possible to go there by plane, or to take the bus to Buenaventura and from there about 16 hours by cargo ship). The flights are operated by propeller-driven aircrafts, and I love flying in such tiny planes. Nuquí is a very poor village, mainly consist of simple huts around muddy roads – it’s raining a lot here, so I wated in the mud continually. Most black sand beaches are quite polluted and the whole scenery seem dreary. Nevertheless I spent some very pleasant days here. There’s no Wifi, the clocks run slowly and the life is very relaxed. There are some special pets from the jungle as you can see at my pictures and finally I’ve spotted whales for the very first time in my life (unfortunately they are very difficult to capture).

Just some pictures of Cartagena – a colonial town with lots of colorful, pretty houses and a nice place to relax for a few days.

These pictures were shot at the Caribbean coast of Colombia, at the Parque National Natural Tayrona. I made a day trip from Santa Marta by myself, but there are guided tours available too. From the entrance at El Zaino it’s a quite long hike to the first beach where swimming is allowed. I made the hike in company of a couple I’ve already met in Cusco. Unfortunately I couldn’t stay that long as the National Park closes at 05 pm and I wanted to get one of the last buses back to Santa Marta, where I stayed for a few more days.

From Santa Marta I went to Taganga as well, which was recommended as one of most beautiful beaches nearby. But the Lonely Planet says it’s an awful place full of eyesores and creepy people – and it proved right (next time I will trust Lonely Planet!). I left Taganga immediately.

And I really wanted to see the pink flamingos at Santuario de Flora y Fauna Los Flamencos. Unfortunately there were no tours available from Santa Marta and there was no way to go by myself in the very early morning when the flamingos are next to the shore.

And finally spoiled food killed all my plans as I became badly sick.

5 days ago I arrived in Bogotá late at night. The very first thing I realized that nothing works without loud Latino music. At my hostel too, which is one of the best accommodations where I’ve ever stayed (Cranky Croc Hostel). The street life in Bogotá is badly fucked up and there’s not that much to see, but the capital of Columbia offers hundreds of interesting museums – just check my photos 😉