the land of juan valdez, shakira, juanes, the farc, pablo escobar, eric jensen...
...colombia!
jeff's brother has been here for 4 years, so it was about time some family pay him a visit. jeff's parents came down for a couple days, and jeff and i left the 3 little girls at my parents' house to come down as well. jeff came once before when i was pregnant with the twins.
cable cars are connected with the metro as part of the public transportation. very cool:
it goes kind of high:
at the very top is an eco park, and some stands with the usual homemade food and trinkets:
jeff's stomach can handle it, so he digs in:
we waited for an english speaking guide, but the guide was out for a long lunch, so we ventured off on our own. we ended up hiking for a while, not knowing exactly where we were. luckily, we came across jonathan's house instead of the farc in the trees, and he walked with us back to where we started:
half way down the hill, during a stop to change cable cars:
back down in the centro is a spot with botero's sculptures:
of course, this made me think about 3 little girls back home. this is his rendition of "my little pony:"
last time we came to visit eric in south america, he lived in brazil, and portuguese speakers called him ericky. in colombia, it's erí.
more botero:
how i escaped colombia without buying a colombian sombrero, i don't know:
cute old guy with his stand:
chicharrónes and blood sausage. my favorites!
driving to guatapé /el peñol:
what's that off in the distance?
la piedra del peñol! whoever built those stairs on it is crazy:
we got side tracked walking from the car to the stairs, and ended up eating in a restaurant. jeff found a great urinal in the main dining area, separated only by these little saloon-like doors. i need to remember to keep my mouth shut instead of jokingly daring him to do something:
eggs and an arepa (bland tortilla-like thing) with cheese:
buen provecho!
it's good to know that the reflective strip on my jacket works. now that our stomachs are totally full, let's climb 649 stairs!
half way break:
at the very top:
erí comes here to meditate 5 times a day:
jeff, i know my spanish isn't as good as yours, but i know that the sign two feet away from you said "for your safety, do not lean against the sides:"
coming down:
adiós, piedra del peñol:
empanadas stop:
interesting frutas at the supermarket:
the security guards busted me for taking this photo. there are enough armed police, guards, security people, etc around here that the fruit section of a tiny corner supermarket has 2 guards watching over it. it's good to know these pitaya fruits are safe:
horse show with 18 billion juan valdezes in attendance:
church- always one of the best parts of traveling:
nubia and oswal invited us over for family night:
jeff and erí surveying their land:
gracias a erí por vivir en un lugar tan interesante!
hasta la próxima, medellín!
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