Arequipa is filled with baroque buildings constructed from sillar, a white volcanic stone. The city was far more beautiful than we expected… …
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Salento
When you hear that a town is located in Colombia’s coffee region, you know it’s an essential stop on your route. It also boasts excellent hiking, stunning scenery and a lively town center on weekends. Getting there Salento is located at almost the midway point between Bogota and Medellin. We took a Friday afternoon bus …
Discovering Paraty
A scenic bus journey hugged the coastline as we left Rio and headed south. Fully reclining seats helped prepare us for a welcome change of pace in our next stop, Paraty. A small colonial coastal town set in a bay surrounded by islands and mountainous Atlantic forest. It is also famed for the production of Brazil’s most popular spirit cachaca, the main ingredient in Caipirinhas. …