Mention Colombia to anyone and more likely than not, they will think of the TV show Narcos, Pablo Escobar, cocaine, drug trafficking, or armed conflict. Well, here’s some news for you: those preconceptions are far-removed from the Colombia of today. Everyone we met who had been to Colombia prior to our visit raved about the […]
Tag: The Stone of El Peñol
Day 338: The town of Guatapé and a giant rock
After a mini celebration at finding the misplaced spare keys in the morning, we took a ride about two hours out of Medellín to climb a giant rock located close to the towns of Guatapé and El Peñol. The two towns have had a long-standing dispute over who owns this rock so it is currently known by two […]