Continuing with my theme of insects, I will cover the remaining insects that we saw, other than moths or butterflies – which was not a huge number. I expected to see many more, but this trip was not an insect hunt and it was just those that crossed paths with me along the way. One… Continue reading Insects
Month: April 2019
Butterflies
Having said I didn’t see any butterflies in the little café, I did see some butterflies elsewhere, both in the south and in the north. This Epiphile epimenes butterfly was stunning. It was on one of the carvings in San Agustin and it is endemic to Colombia, so it was a real thrill to see… Continue reading Butterflies
Hotel Dann Monasterio, Popayan
I already covered Popayan, but I only included one photo of the hotel we stayed at, Hotel Dann Monasterio on the previous day’s post, when we arrived. It was completely renovated in 1990 and The Monastery cloister area was converted into 47 bedrooms and some meeting areas. The hotel has been beautifully restored… Continue reading Hotel Dann Monasterio, Popayan
Moths
I mentioned the many butterflies, moths and other insects that we saw in the café, but now that I have had a closer look at them, we didn’t actually see any butterflies in the café, they were nearly all moths, along with a cicada and a leaf insect. Thinking about it, that makes sense, that… Continue reading Moths
Drive to Popayán
I posted earlier about some of our drive to Popayán, but I do have a few more photographs that I didn’t have available at the time. I mentioned the little café that we stopped at before driving through Puracé National Natural Park. The kitchen in Restaurante Coma Rico was quite different, in that the cooking… Continue reading Drive to Popayán
Town of San Agustin
The small colonial town of San Agustin is very enchanting, having hardly changed since the Spanish built it. In the town centre is a plaza, with a bust of Simón Bolívar, the political leader who lead Colombia to independence. Across from the plaza is the Church of St. Agustin. It was interesting to see how… Continue reading Town of San Agustin
Alto de los Idolos
Alto de los Idolos is also part of the National Archeological Park of San Agustín. It is considered the second most important site, because of the number and concentration of archeological pieces. The site is less visited than the main Archaeological Site, so we virtually had the whole site to ourselves. The views were amazing.… Continue reading Alto de los Idolos
Alto de las Piedras
Alto de las Piedras was a residential area between 1000 BC – 1 AD and then became a monumental burial site between 1 AD and 900 AD. It is 1,830 meters above sea level and covers an area of 27 acres. It is part of the National Archeological Park of San Agustín. This site has… Continue reading Alto de las Piedras
Obando
Obando a small village 12 km north of San Agustin. It has a small archaeological site, Hipogeos de Obando, with eight underground tombs and a tiny museum with some of the excavated pottery. The tombs were not discovered until 1992, when a tire sank into what they discovered was a tomb. 30 tombs were actually… Continue reading Obando
San Agustin Area
We could have spent weeks visiting all the archaeological sites in the area, but we only had two days. Day two we headed a little further from San Agustin, into the surrounding area to see more of the archaeology. In addition to the main archaeological park, the park also includes some other independent sites. We… Continue reading San Agustin Area
Colombia Trip 2019 