It was 9 am and when I looked down at my iWatch and it said that we had walked three miles. Three miles is the exact distance from the...

Our host at Hostal Chasqui, Roberto, told us that the best outdoor activity in the Otavalo area was hiking around Laguna Cuicocha, a...

I knew that our stay in Otavalo would be different when at check in, our host Roberto warned “If you see the Shaman he will be drunk,...

Excited to be going back to Bogota! Civilization! No rooster wake up calls and restaurants with menus! The departure time wasn’t printed...

The boat ride back from the hike to Macarena was touch and go. We drifted in the fast moving current unable to steer because the engine...

No need for an alarm clock when the roosters and construction started around 6:30 am. We awoke to find the city was without power, it...

After our mountain hiking experience we needed a few days to rest and recuperate in Bogota (okay I actually needed to go eat again at my...

Today we are leaving Bogota for a new adventure in Cano Cristales, a river in central Colombia. Also known as “the river of five colors”...

None of us would get out of bed if we didn’t think that the day had the possibility of being better than the day before. It was with that...

We were in Colombian Andes and life was good. I was eager to hit the trail, so after adjusting hiking poles and packs we set off. I saw a...