Colombia

By James Richardson


December 2008

These photographs are from two KMC members who are currently working in South America. They are of a walk done from the village of Mongui (at around 2,800 metres) to a mountain that was about 3,900 metres high, in the department of Boyaca in Colombia.

 

Colombia - January 2009

Some more photographs from our two intrepid members in South America. These are taken from a trek in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta near the Colombian Caribbean coast. It is a 6 day trek (3 there and 3 back) to a "lost" city in the middle of the rain forest. The city was abandoned during the Spanish conquests, however the Kogi people still live in the area whose ancestors originally inhabited the city.

 

Colombia - March 2009

Pictures from another trip in South America by James and Anja. These are from the Cocuy National Park in the Colombian Andes. They did a five day trek, which included the summit of Concavo at 5150 metres above sea level.



December
mongui (James Richardson)
looking_down_hill_towards_main_plaza (James Richardson)
abandoned_finca (James Richardson)
sheep_and_fincas (James Richardson)
andian_meadow (James Richardson)
objective (James Richardson)
high_andean_farmland (James Richardson)
el_paramo_and_anja_sheltering_from_equator_sun (James Richardson)
el_paramo (James Richardson)
anja_and_frailijones (James Richardson)
frailijones (James Richardson)
frailijones (James Richardson)
frailijones_y_cuidad_de_piedras (James Richardson)
el_paramo (James Richardson)
ciudad_de_piedras (James Richardson)
views_from_summit_el_paramo (James Richardson)
summit_photo (James Richardson)
summit_photo (James Richardson)
panarama (James Richardson)
summit (James Richardson)



January
Day 1: Unpacking the Jeep (James Richardson)
Day 1: Mountains (James Richardson)
Day 1: Mountains and Anja (James Richardson)
Day 1: Night Stop (James Richardson)
Day 1: Local Pet Toucan (James Richardson)
Day 2: Mountains and Path (James Richardson)
Day 2: River Crossing (James Richardson)
Day 2: Path and Indigenous Housing (James Richardson)
Day 2: River Crossing (James Richardson)
Day 2: Jungle (James Richardson)
Day 2: View out of Jungle (James Richardson)
Day 2: Anja and Mountains (James Richardson)
Day 3: River Crossing (James Richardson)
Day 3: Anja and River (James Richardson)
Day 3: Near end of river before steps (James Richardson)
Day 3: 1600 Steps to City (James Richardson)
Day 3: Steps and Waterfall (James Richardson)
Day 3: Ciudad Perdida (James Richardson)



March
Guican (James Richardson)
Drive to National Park (James Richardson)
Walking under Jumping Rabbit Mountain (James Richardson)
First view of Pan de Azucar (James Richardson)
Field of Frailejones (James Richardson)
Basecamp (James Richardson)
Pan de Azucar in the morning (James Richardson)
Basecamp and Concavo in background (James Richardson)
Toti and Pan de Azucar (James Richardson)
Walk up to Concavo (James Richardson)
Glaciar below Concavo (James Richardson)
Concavito (James Richardson)
Guide Victor on summit of Concavito 5050 (James Richardson)
Walking from Concavito to Concavo (James Richardson)
Summit of Concavo 5150 (James Richardson)
Descent (James Richardson)
Concavo and Portales (James Richardson)
Concavo and Portales (James Richardson)
Toti and Pan de Azucar (James Richardson)
Concavo (James Richardson)
Large Canyon (James Richardson)
Back of Pan de Azucar and easy approach to Summit (James Richardson)
Campanilla Blanca (James Richardson)
Jumping Rabbit Mountain (James Richardson)
High Paramo plant life (James Richardson)
Portales (James Richardson)
Pan de Azucar (James Richardson)
Looking towards Jumping Rabbit Pass (James Richardson)
Lizard (James Richardson)
Pan de Azucar and the valley of Frailejones (James Richardson)


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