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Let me see if I can get this right:   I'm a guy from California riding a Chinese motorcycle in Colombia headed to a town called Honda.   Yep, that was yesterday's ticket. We l … read more

Actually, it's pronounced "via da layba."   I'm learning how to be a Colombian, and how to speak like one.  Colombian Spanish is different than Mexican Spanish.   Much to my r … read more

More riding, another Andean crossing, a bit of rain, and we arrived in Barichara! Barichara is a artist's town, and it's one of the most exclusive places in all of Colombia.  It was another glori … read more

Vaca Loca means "crazy cow" in Spanish.  It was a traditional thing in many small Colombian villages years ago.   Juan Carlos explained the story behind it to me, but I forgot most of i … read more

They tell me la playa means beach in Spanish, and Belem means Bethlehem.  There was no beach, but I'm getting ahead of myself. La Playa de Belem was our destination on the third day of our Colomb … read more