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Comment on colombia: Santa Marta, Taganga, Parque Tayrona by Laura

Laura — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:43:18 +0000

Hi Kenny, I’m sorry I don’t know that place. But maybe you should try Gregorio who left a comment just before yours on this post. He says in his comment to ask him if you need advise: http://gregorystar.blogspot.com/

Good Luck!

Comment on colombia: Santa Marta, Taganga, Parque Tayrona by kenny rester

kenny rester — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:10:10 +0000

looking for a villa in taganga colombia.the name is villa camping duke.the owener is olivia an mike duke.they cater to hikers an divers.i have stay there awhile back an really like it.do you know of this place or a way for me to locate it.thanks kenny

Comment on villa de leyva, colombia by Laura

Laura — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:45:33 +0000

Great, I’m glad to hear it! Villa de Leyva is wonderful and charming. I hope you enjoy it.

Comment on villa de leyva, colombia by Demi

Demi — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:10:42 +0000

Hola!
Im in Bogota now and Im finding some infomations about a place where I can go for this weekend:-)
I think Villa de leyva is so nice. this posting is so useful for me
Thank you for your great info

Demi from Korea:-)

Comment on colombia: Santa Marta, Taganga, Parque Tayrona by Gregorio

Gregorio — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:47:53 +0000

tayrona is the best place at the colombian caribe
you could stay at a hammok and enjoy the views!!!
you couold spend 3 or 4 days. try to buy something to eat and drink becouse there is a places to get it but those are a little expensive and the options are reduced!
i come back yesterday from there
ask me if you need some advise
regards
gregorio

Comment on colombia: Santa Marta, Taganga, Parque Tayrona by Laura

Laura — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:56:36 +0000

Hi Thais, it’s been three years so we can’t remember exactly how long it took from Santa Marta to Parque Tayrona…but it wasn’t long, maybe 1 hour? Arecife was a beautiful beach but I don’t know if you can swim there because of the currents. When you get to the park, you will have to walk about 45 minutes to reach Arecife. A 20 minute walk from Arecife, along the shoreline, will take you to La Piscina where you can swim as the bay is partly cut off from the open sea. Another 20 minute walk will take you to Cabo San Juan de la Guia, a beautiful Cape with good beaches and views. Lonely Planet guidebooks has specific information on how to get to the park entrance — info about collectivos and where to get off.

Comment on colombia: Santa Marta, Taganga, Parque Tayrona by Thais

Thais — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:07:50 +0000

Hi Laura… I’m going on a cruise on April and one of the stops is in Santa Marta. I’ll only be there from 10 am to 10 pm approx, but I would really love to go to Parque Tayrona… Is it possible to go only to spend the day… and is it worth the trip??? If I’m staying there only for a day… what beach at Parque Tayrona would you recommend?
Thank you very much for your advice!!!

Comment on What’s Antigua all about? by Laura

Laura — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:27:41 +0000

Good to hear what someone else thinks about this. Thanks Cheryl!!

Comment on What’s Antigua all about? by Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:08:45 +0000

ha – what I meant to say is
these words ARE NOT interchangeable…..

That was a good laugh.

Comment on What’s Antigua all about? by Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:06:57 +0000

“They say go 2km outside of Antigua and you’ll see the real Guatemala. But if Antigua is not the real Guatemala, than what is it to the people who live in the town? Fiction?!”

I love it! This one goes back to art school for me. There is always the group that thinks that unless you know the downest of the down and experience it first hand you can’t understand it on any level. Please! You are totally right – these sorts of attitudes bar people from really making connections with each other. The fact of the matter is that everything is political and a very good argument can be made in favor of people like yourselves going and wanting to actually experience the place and the people for what it is today, here and now. Not some romanticized pre-conceived notion of what the place and people mean from an idealized perspective. I’m going to make a very political statement here – but the this is the downfall of the left! We certainly don’t need England to come and divide and conquer us when we do it so well ourselves. There is a full shade of “tourism” and “tourists” and these words are interchangeable with colonialism and colonialists.
Rant over now.
You guys are cool.