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| The White City |
White-washed walls, cobble-stone streets, and tree-lined plazas, Popayan was colonial Colombia at its best. The former capital, also known as ¨The White City,¨ Popayan was our home for two days before saying goodbye to Colombia. While we enjoyed walking the streets and grabbing drinks with new friends, the highlight of our stay was the nearby thermal springs in Coconuco. These ´healing´ sulphuric baths tucked away in the mountains were a perfect way to relax after many long bus rides. We forgot our camera so you´ll have to take our word for how beautiful it was.
Refreshed, we hopped a bus to the Colombian/Ecuador border. This stretch of the PanAmerican sees the most violence and robberies at night so we broke up our trip by staying the night in Pasto. Besides being stopped by the military for routine searches, we only saw beautiful mountains and valleys. Pasto was a typical hectic city and we only stayed long enough to sleep and eat a delicious breakfast of pancakes and fruit.
Our last stop before crossing the border was Ipiales, an interesting city of steep streets and a stunning church perched atop a gorge. We gave ourselves an hour to explore and soak up the last bits of Colombia before heading to the border.
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| View from El Morro in Popayan |
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| Little puppy sitting next to Oliver on our 6 hour bus ride from Popayan to Pasto |
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| Break for Jugos Naturales con Papaya, a delicious frozen drink served all over the country. |
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| View from the bus. We´d have more but it´s super bumpy |
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| Iglesia las Lajas in Ipiales |
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| Waterfall at las Lajas |
Overall we really enjoyed our stay in Colombia. The people were extremely friendly and helpful and though we felt like gringos, we always felt welcome.
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