La Mojarra, (Mesa De Los Santos) Colombia

This morning Edgar woke us up and we had agua de panella  and colombian coffee that was grown minutes away from his house.  We slowly rise from bed as the time here is at a much slower pace.  A breakfast consisting of eggs, arepas, and bread is prepared and we sit in his warm and comfortable custom made kitchen detached from the house.  We get ready and prepare for a trek into the hillside, Edgar will take us to see a peice of his roots and history of the valley of the Mojarra.  A long trek sidehilling the mountain side on a narrow trail we climb and jump from rocks in the path to keep our feet out of the mud.  Lower in the valley the trail is very wet but as we climb in elevation it becomes dry and the vegetation changes into small shrubs.  We go to a small hole located at the base of the cliffband at the top of the ridge, we can see Edgar´s house far in the distance at the bottom of the valley.  With our headlamps turned on we venture into the hole and work our way deep into a cave.  Here Edgar sits us down an talks about the history of his culture (the Guane indians).  Inside the cave we walk past human remains and he doesn´t take us into a tomb further down because he doesn´t like the vibes from it.  We venture out of the cave on the other side of the cliff band, the raging waterfall that has more water than anyone has seen in many years is very close.  In the cliffband, a map from around 2000 years ago shows the layout of the valley and the Mesa De Los Santos.  Its amazing to see this and hear Edgar depict what he thinks the map represents after studying it for more than 15 years.  The sight is amazing and the clouds part exposing the ridges, valleys, and cliffbands that have been capped in a mistic like fog for the morning.  Words cant describe the view and the experience, I think we´ll stay here for a little longer...