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Huila Landscape - a photo blog

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On the road from Barraya to Colombia On the highway to Neiva just outside Aipe The highway from Rivera to Neiva The Magdalena river which is the lifeline of Huila The scenary from Neiva to Barraya, changed to cactus plants after crossing Villavieja The scenic River Ambica just before she joins River Cabrera The road from Barraya towards Colombia 

Why Unknown Colombia exists?

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Me I have been in Colombia since end of 2013 and I have always been fascinated by the country. This country is a backpacker's paradise. Mind you, I am not a back packer. I am not a tourist. I am somewhere in the middle. I am a traveler. Traveler Not Tourist Traveler, not tourist is how I would describe myself. Why though? I am not particularly interested in traveling to the most touristic places however, being a history reader, I am more interested in visiting places that has a historical significance and by that extension cultural importance as well. So while I visit a place that could be touristic, I also visit places based on historical and cultural significance. These are some places that not a lot of people have heard of, and these places do not exist in the tourist maps of the country. For example - I once got lost in a village called Colombia in the department of Huila in central Colombia. This was in 2017 and I challenged myself to repeat the trip in 2019 agai...