The Unknown Colombia - Adventures and Travels of El Indio Andino

Recently, in my instagram account - I posted the following clues for a little town in Cundinamarca .  This is not a pueblo patrimonio , however the white buildings with green color are a treat to watch.  The cobblestone streets in the center have been maintained very well since colonial times.  This town lies in the middle of a coal mining region of Cundinamarca. The name of the town in Chibcha language means "similar to a face". Not a lot of people found the answer and that was not shocking. Well, this blog exists for a reason and for that reason has its name - The Unknown Colombia. Cucunubá - The face of Ubaté valley Cucunubá - This is a small town that is located in the Ubaté province of Cundinamarca. The town gets its name from the Chibcha language meaning "similar to a face". This town is about 2.5 hours from Bogota exiting through Autopista Norte and towards Ubaté, Cundinamarca. The route to Ubaté is a scenic route that takes us through the small towns of ...

  Escape Travel A favorite topic of mine is on escape travel. According to me, the easiest definition is the following: A travel that allows me to escape from my routine, typically a short one. This escape travel does not have to be a long drive in a rented car, it does not have to be a flight trip, it does not have to be an overnight bus journey. It can be as simple as a 45 minute bus trip to an entirely different world. A world that struggles to maintain its identity amidst urban invasion from an ever growing Bogota. Welcome to the world of life in the Bogota Savanna . Tabio - The town of the Torbellino My love affair with Tabio began in 2016 during one of those safe explorations as I would like to call them - Look for a destination not too far away and find about buses to travel and to come back the same day, if needed to find a place to stay where I go.   The journey Buses to Tabio used to be from the Portal Norte, however have since been moved to the Terminal Satelit...