Towards the Caribbean Sea

Adiós vereda, hasta luego amigos… finally the travel resumes, after a long pause full of unforgettable moments. From Villa de Leyva, the bus goes up quickly until about the 3000 meters of the town of Tunja, from where we continue towards the North. After hours of mountain roads, exceeding foggy slopes covered by jungle, we reach San Gil and then Bucaramanga, intermediate stop of our travel, a city unexpectedly modern but with a pleasant climate. Travelling by night we finally reach Santa Marta, on the coast of the Colombian Caribbean: the popularity of the people and their unflappable peacefulness clearly indicate that we got to a new world, all to discover. At first sight, we find the same semi-desertic climate to which we survived for beyond a month, but hidden by the hills covered by cacti, the Tayrona National Park, Caribbean pearl of white beaches, wild jungle and turquoise sea.

Hola! Caribbean Santa Marta Tayrona Colombia pearl paradisiac beaches, wild jungle turquoise sea adventure travel photos

Tulum, Caribe!

After visiting the incredible archaeological site of Chichen Itza (where we saw the well-conserved pyramid of Kukulkan, which represents the Mayan calendar, and the “Gran juego de pelota”), finally we reached the Caribbean coast, by the village of Tulum. Far from being wild, this place showed us its best part with its paradisiac beaches: white sand, coconut trees and turquoise sea. Just what we were dreaming from a long time! Here we met a lot of people, above all local fishers and long-time travelers, and we shared with them lovely days and funny nights.

The most exciting experience has been to snorkel just over the coral reef: we had never seen so many colors and marine life, so many tropical fishes…

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