We spent about a week in Venezuela and decided we needed to move on because the cost of living was well beyond our means. In a two day journy from Tucacas, we crossed the boarder and landed in Santa Marta via Maracaibo, Venezuela and Maicao, Columbia.
While in Santa Marta, we were able to witness a cruise ship make port and over-run Santa Marta. Now, we see why Latinos seem to think it's super easy to charge tourists an exhuberant amount higher than what a product is worth.
Anyhoo, after piddling around Santa Marta and Taganga for a few days we made our way to Parque Nacional Tayrona...named after the indigenious Tayrona Indians. Supposudly, this place is home to some of Columbia's most beautiful beaches.
After a short jeep ride and a 45 minute hike from the park's entrance we arrived at Arrecifes beach. While it's prohibited to swim here because of dangerous ocean currents, we did find a great place to park our backpacks and hang our hammocks.
We walked about 20 minutes further to a beach called La Piscina. We figure this place got its' name from the rock wall formed about 300 meters off the shore...both of us were not exactly sure where these huge rocks came from...maybe some volcanic activity. It's actually a very cool natural phenomenon...these huge rocks form a type of barrier reef which make this beach relatively calm compared to the surrounding beaches.
Another 20 minutes further was Cabo San Juan...a popular camping spot for hippie backpackers. We could totally see why. Apart from the fact we're in Colombia and any form of authority was left at the park entrance, this part of the park rented hammocks in a hut on a bluff overlooking two sides of the point...what a view! We hung out here until it looked like the sun was heading home for the evening...and we decided to do the same...back to Arricifes.
On our walk back through the palm groves we witnessed a pastel tropical sunset accompanied by an almost full moon rise. Life was good...
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