We leave Salento early and have two and a half hours until we reach Santa Rosa, first a bus from Salento to Pereira (1 hour), from there another one that takes us to Santa Rosa (30 minutes) and then a jeep that takes half an hour to the Hot Springs, since the bus just left and we have to wait two hours for the next one.
The Valley of Cocora awaits us. Located in the lower part of the National Park of Los Nevados, it is nestled between majestic peaks, and a part of our route of 15 kilometers, runs through a canyon with hanging bridges over the river.
After a 6 hour bus ride we arrive in Armenia, it is 4 am, we drink a red wine and wait until 5 am for the first bus to leave for Salento.
Salento Surroundings
Today we visit Medellín.
Medellín
Today is going to be a hard day, we are leaving this idyllic area and we will spend the whole day travelling.
Capurganá
It's been raining all night and our plans to go to Sapzurro and La Miel walk are shaky. We are going to have breakfast at Noah's Ark, a very nice local restaurant, Colombian breakfast, the coastal cheese is very salty, the rest is very tasty.
The night has been incredible, sleeping with the sea in the background is a luxury. We left the big backpacks at the lodge and carried the necessary things for the next 2 days in the small ones. The accommodation is great and the girl who runs it is lovely.
In Cartagena the bus station is on the outskirts, 1 hour away, and there are no branches in the historic center.
Cartagena offers thousands of alternatives to spend the day, from cultural visits to impressive beaches such as Playa Blanca or the Rosario Islands, to taking a mud bath in the Totumo. We decided on the latter option, a mud volcano with medicinal properties.
Today the breakfast on the rooftop plays with the sun. It's 7 o'clock and everything points to it being hot.
After breakfast on the hotel rooftop we begin our tour of colorful, colonial Cartagena.
Cartagena de Indias
