At the border town of Ipiales I found a room and then jumped into a collectivo to visit the Las Lajas Santuary. This is South America's Lourdes. A cathedral like church located deep in a river canyon. Beautiful!
Saturday, 10 November 2007
Hola Colombia
At lunchtime I crossed over the bridge that links Equador and entered Colombia (famous for its major produce; coffee!!!)
At the border town of Ipiales I found a room and then jumped into a collectivo to visit the Las Lajas Santuary. This is South America's Lourdes. A cathedral like church located deep in a river canyon. Beautiful!
At the border town of Ipiales I found a room and then jumped into a collectivo to visit the Las Lajas Santuary. This is South America's Lourdes. A cathedral like church located deep in a river canyon. Beautiful!
Back In The Northern Hemisphere
After returning from the Galapagos I rested up a little in Quito, which despite being slightly "dodgy" I enjoyed very much. The old town is a delight of colonaded plazas and churches. A very colourful place. Once rested I headed north of the equator to the market town of Otavalo. This town has markets twice a week, but for me was too full of tourist tat!!
From Otavala I headed uphill early one morning to the caldera crater lake, Coicachi, which has two volcanic cones poking out of its surface. Later that day I changed country!
Sunday, 4 November 2007
Saturday, 3 November 2007
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