Photos - Zona Cafetera, Colombia

I think this was built to channel stormwater to prevent landslides. It reminded me of a terraced Inca settlement.Los Nevados National Park

Camping at 4,200m. So cold.

Hotsprings at Santa Rosa

Salento, my home for the last week

In the Jardín Botánico near Armenia

Some facts about Colombia

• In Colombia they breed cows with two legs longer than the others so that they that can graze on the steep slopes.
• The roads are so bendy that they hand out sick bags on buses.
• You can fit 25 people in a 1950s pick-up truck.
• You are not allowed to enter a government building wearing shorts or sandals.
• Street protests and demomstrations are organised by the goverment.
• Backpacker hostels cost more than hotels.
• All radio stations play the national anthem at 6pm every day. People don't generally stop what they're doing and stand to attention.
• There are military checkpoints about every 15km on major roads.
• There are no warm showers.
• It is customary to play popular music at a volume just above that which your stereo can handle. Especially on Sunday evenings.
• Every Sunday morning Medellín's main freeway is closed to motorised traffic to make way for a mass bike ride / skate / run. (Imagine the uproar if the same thing happened with the M4.)
• It is impossible to get a decent mug of coffee.