Valle de Cocora hiking (Los Montanas)We had a great day hiking over the "Los Montanas" pass and down, in the Cocora Valley -- a great place to hi...
Fun hiking... in the Valle de Cocora
Saturday, 11 January 2014
Friday, 10 January 2014
Cartagena, Columbia, Vigna, Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis, yard long beans, yard-long beans
Yard-long beans in Cartagena
Colombia was not a trip for admiring vegetable gardens. I didn't actually see anything resembling a vegetable garden (outside of a "modern" demonstration edible garden at the botanical garden in Bogota).So not surprisingly, there aren't many vegetables to be seen in markets, either, aside from...
Thursday, 9 January 2014
Columbia, natural gardening, Salento, Salento sunsets, sunset views, traveling in Colombia, Zona Cafeterra
Views from Salento
Salento view down the main streetWe totally enjoyed Salento, a "tourist" town locked in a time warp; the colonial buildings are filled with shops, but still evoke the feeling of a Zona Cafeterra town from years ago. Salento fruit stand It may have been an accidental time to visit --...
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Valle de Cocora
LW and decorated "Willy" jeep (a traditional form of tourist transport)A primary "tourist" destination for Columbians and foreigners alike was the historic town of Salento and the nearby Valle de Cocora.It made for some great hiking.View from Los Montanas passValley viewLooking down the val...
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Wonderful tropical fruits
One of the delights of traveling in tropical America (especially Colombia) is all of the amazing fruits. Mango, papaya, bananas, and pineapple were regulars on our breakfast plates.A diversity of tropical fruits (from Uncover Colombia)But maracuya (passion fruit), mora (blackberry), guanabaya,...
Monday, 6 January 2014
Traveling in Colombia
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Wax palms (Colombia's national tree) in the Valley of CocoraGoogle thought it was "suspicious" that I wanted to sign into my blog account in Colombia. Hmm. And the only way to verify my identity was to receive a text message on my cell phone (which didn't work in Colombia) or answer a series...
Green gardening DOES matter
A bluebird at sunrise in my yard. Bluebirds are important bug predators in the ecosystem.At the beginning of a new year, there are many speculations on what might happen and to-do lists of what you could do to improve your own situation. Normally, I shy away from making such proclamations, but...