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Cartagena

Santa Marta

Tayrona

Underwater

Pueblito

Minca

Mamancana

Colombia itinerary - April 27 - May 7, 2014

April 27, 2014 Sunday

Fort Lauderdale to Cartagena on Spirit Airlines

Share cab to town

Met by Andres at Edificio Ayos

Move stuff to Edificio Cuesta overlooking Plaza de Santa Domingo

Check out Plaza, sculpture by Fernando Botero - Figura reclinada 92

Walk around city

Hotel Santa Clara - toucan

Stop for late lunch - San Valentin - not recommended

Walk along city wall - sunset

Run into 3 Harvard med students who know Josh Wong

City tour at night by horse drawn carriage with Andres

Back to Plaza Santa Domingo for fresh Pineapple juice at Millenium Café

April 28, 2014 Monday

Walk from walled city to the Fort

Explore the fort

April 29, 2014 Tuesday

Cappuccino in Plaza Santa Domingo

cab ot Berlinastur bus station

Bus from Cartagena to Barranquilla

Walk to Alvarado's office

Bus from Barranquilla to Santa Marta

Walk from the highway to Andres' place

Drive to the shopping center - dinner, grocery store

April 30, 2014 Wednesday - Santa Marta

Drive to Hernando's house in Santa Marta

Kayaking with Hernando and Andres - 2 yellow sea kayaks

head west and stop at secluded beach, Snorkeling

Head back and drop off Hernando

Explore Santa Marta

Hotel Miami, pictures of cathedrale

Birthday party for Carlos Arturo - Andres cousin

Dinner at Lulo in town in Santa Marta

May 1, 2014 Thursday

Santa Marta to Tayrona

Late Lunch in the park

Hike to Arrecifes campsites

Decide to stay in bungalow

May 2, 2014 Friday

Walk down to Arrecifes beach - leaf cutter ants, donkeys, geese, grackles

Lorenzo the parrot

Breakfast overlooking the beach

Walk along shore to Cabo San Juan de Guia beach - iguana on the beach

Hike to Pueblito

Buy cold drinks from indigenous man at Pueblito

Hike back down to Cabo San Juan de Guia

Swimming in the ocean

Hire horses to ride back to the car - in the dark

Drive back to Santa Marta

May 3, 2014 Saturday

Explore Irotama - birds, iguanas

Walk to shopping center for coffee at Juan Valdez, late lunch at Crepes and Waffles

Walk down beach to visit Andres' uncle

Drive with his uncle and aunt to a different beach house, then to Mamancana

Smoothy "Cielo de bonga" - strawberries, hierba buena, lemon, honey on sparkling water - delicious

Fresal & Frutal - Peach Granizado (smoothy)

Late dinner at Donde Chucho - shrimp; Pix with Chucho

May 4, 2014 Sunday

Drive back to Mamancana with Andres

Spend the day at Mamancana

Breakfast

Swimming

Lunch

Guided walk

May 5, 2014 Monday

Drive to Taganga

Scuba Diving

Drive from Santa Marta to Minca

Eat at nearby hostel, watch hummingbirds at the feeder

Move to other cousin's house - much nicer

Guinea fowl

May 6, 2014 Tuesday

Drive up to Finca Cincinnati - talk wtih owner, private tour

Hike to and swim in Pozo Azul

Stop to get gas from guy with gas in old soda bottles

Drive from Minca to Santa Marta

Private tour of aquarium

Late dinner at Andres' cousin Andres' restaurant

May 7, 2014 Wednesday

Drive from Santa Marta to Barranquilla

Meet up with Alvaro at Puertoazul Clinic in Barranquilla - coffee

Drive from Barranquilla to Cartagena Airport

Cartagena to Fort Lauderdale on Spirit Airlines

Related pages - places

Florida 2014 (en route to Colombia)

With tremendous thanks to Andres Mendez for being my traveling companion!

modified: June 13, 2014
created: April 21, 2014
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu