Panama Adventures

We left for El Penon de Guatape or The rock of Guatape for our adventerous one day bus trip. There were beautiful vegetable farms on rolling green hills with cows, chickens and horses wandering around freely all around.  Boat Cruising, Laguna de Guatape We enjoyed 1 hour boat cruise on Lake Guatape, checking the beaches and beautiful houses. We also saw Pablo Escobar's burnt house that was bombed by the Cali Cartel in the 90's. La Manuela Hacienda Ruins, Pablo Escobar's House The Village Square Lunch by the Lake Tuk-tuk ready for a Tour Colorful Guatape Town We walked on Calle del Rcuerdo Street to see the replica of one of the streets of the old town that was flooded during the building of the hydroelectric dams. It has uniquely painted houses. A Colorful Street in Guatape Steps of La Plazoleta De Los Zocalos Calle Del Recuerdo, Old Typical Street that was flood...

We booked our 5 day package tour from Mundo Tours from Panama City.  Copa Airlines flight was only 1 hour to Medellin, and there were about twenty people in our guided tour group.  Medellin is situated in  a beautiful valley with views in all directions. The weather is like spring all year round, and the climate is very comfortable all day and night. Pueblito Paisa-Nuribara Hill This place is in the heart of the Medellin, and has  panoramic view of the centre of the city.  We walked from our hotel, but t o get to the top, we took a taxi. It's a small replica of the typical Antioquian town and has some gift shops and restaurants. Medellin Metro Cable Medellin’s innovative cable car public transport system has fast become a popular tourist attraction, as visitors travel up the sides of mountains surrounding the city to beautiful natural parks and neighborhoods once too dangerous to visit. We went from one part of the city to the other, and the...

La Laguna is a beautiful place where you can camp, fish, climb the Cerro Picacho or you can just walk around the lake. It's around 25 kilometers from the Pan-American Highway.  We packed our lunch and started our jouney. Once we got off the highway, we were so excited going through small villages.  We were only a few minutes away from the main road that takes you to La Laguna, we noticed low fuel warning light. Our chances to continue and return to the nearest gas station were slim. So we asked few people in the village, but we were told over and over again to go back to Coronado. Unfortunately, that's what we had to do. T here is a stone road on the right to reach La laguna. Entrance ticket was $1.00 per person. If you want to camp, the cost per night depends on the size of the tent.  La Laguna is about 850 meters above sea level, and this mysterious place has unknown origin. But the legend says that many years ago, foreigners came to the ...