A piece of me - a blog about my experience in Colombia.: Semana Santa

After a loooong road trip we finally arrived in Yopal, we were quite exhausted so we went straight to the apartment to relax. It’s really nice how the climate changes once you have driven down the mountain, it becomes so humid and warm, usually it is more or less 30 degrees celsius.

Early the next day we went to the family ranch 30 km outside of Yopal. The ranch is really in the middle of nowhere, nothing else to be seen but jungle and cows. Comparing this place to Bogotá it's the complete opposite; it’s so quiet and peaceful. So, what to do here? Well, we went horse riding, drove around with the jeep and helped to feed the cows- yep, that is exactly what we did :) Going to the ranch is a vacation filled with adventure where you do get your hands a bit dirty. It's really interesting to explore a different side of Colombia, the real country side.

We also wanted to explore what Yopal itself had to offer so we decided to be tourists for one day. First we went to a view point to get a good look of Yopal from the mountain, then we spent a long time trying to find the entrance to a natural park, Parque Natural La Iguana, but without success. It seemed like all the locals knew exactly where it was and how to get there, but they all told us different directions.. So we gave up and went to Piscina Natural La Aguatoca, which is a small natural pool with clear water and a swimming attraction for both locals and tourists. We were a bit unfortunate because it had rained the night before which made the water less clear and a bit muddy. Last but not least, the food, we ate so much and all the time, yumm!!!