Bucaramanga Colombia

We have been in Bucaramanga for the past two days and have managed to see a lot during our time here. Orginally we didn´t plan on coming here but decided last minute to take an overnight bus to get out of Bogota and ditch the crazy big-city atmosphere.  While Bucaramanga is a very large modern city, it´s fairly easy to get out of town and do some outdoor activities.  Today we went on a hike into the mountains looming over the city and experienced people living very different lifestyles than those in the urban areas.  The end point for the hike was a restruant called ´´La Niebla´´, and we were given very conflicted information about it´s location.  After making it to the restruant and having the best meal we´ve had on the trip we made it back into town via an old janky van called a ¨¨collectivo¨¨; a packed shared ride van with the floor about to fall out.  Vicious barking dogs nipping at our heels, walking along small undeveloped roads on the mountain side, and drinking water out of plastic bags were a few highllights from today.

Halfway up taking a break and enjoying the view.

The path to the first village.

Lunch, much better than expected

At the high point of the hike, 3 hours up through cattle trails, jungle, and small villages.