NEPTUNO ON TOUR - Day 3: In Colombia it is very easy to abide the "social distancing"...hike to Guatape and drive to Medellín

For the next couple of days, we (Stephan and Torsten) are on the road, visiting different spots in Colombia to gather first hand information about the current travel situation in times of the Corona pandemia.

We will share our experiences and findings with you via videos, photos and brief explanations on this blog and on our social media.

Stay tuned!

Day 3, November 20th: MARINILA - MEDELLÍN

We got up early today. It was still a quite fresh on the terrace, but after the first sunrays penetrated the thick carpet of clouds, it was very pleasant. At the Cannua Lodge, the breakfast is very well organized - we felt compeltely bio-safe just like in the previous hotels.

At 9 am we started our hike with Nestor, our guide from the region. Nestor is an iltratrail runner, so accordingly, the start was quite fast. Just behind the hotel we went uphill for about 200m through dense tropical Andes forest, then on partly dirt roads and again dense forest on sometomes slippery sections up and down. The delicious picnic right next to a hidden waterfall was a hit. 

After about 3 hours and 12km we reached the small village El Peñol, where we were picked up and brought back to the Cannua Lodge.

We got right into our car and drove about 1 hour to Medellin, where we are sitting at this very moment in the gorgeous garden of the hotel Patio del Mundo. A wonderful city hotel which, with its spectacular gardens, is a green oasis just a few minutes walk from the best restaurants and bars in the neighbourhood of El Poblado.

Stay tuned, it won't get boring...

Saludos from Torsten and Stephan

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