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Colonial Colombia: Villa de Levya

May 9, 2014 | by Rebecca Pattee

Colonial Colombia: Villa de Levya

If you've been following my 10-day Colombia adventure, you'll know that I spent a couple of days relaxing in Villa de Levya, a colonial town of about 9,600 people. It's considered one of the best colonial villages in Colombia and was declared a National Monument in 1954 in order to preserve its . . .

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Two days in Tayrona National Park, Colombia

April 19, 2014 | by Rebecca Pattee

Two days in Tayrona National Park, Colombia

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I joined Intrepid Travel for a 9-day tour of Colombia. After joining the group in Cartagena and spending a couple of days exploring the colonial city, we packed up our gear and headed to "Santa Marta." I put Santa Marta in quotation marks since we were about 45 . . .

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Review: Colonial Colombia with Intrepid Travel

April 13, 2014 | by Rebecca Pattee

Review: Colonial Colombia with Intrepid Travel

As I mentioned in previous posts, I went on 9-day tour through Colombia with Intrepid Travel. If you want some travel inspiration, check out some of my favorite photos from Colombia. The itinerary This tour is actually the second part of a 15-day Colombia tour called Complete Colombia. The first . . .

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Two days in Cartagena, Colombia

April 11, 2014 | by Rebecca Pattee

Two days in Cartagena, Colombia

In a previous post, I talked about the beginning of my Colombia trip and how it wasn’t exactly the start I was looking for. My trip started in Cartagena, Colombia and I didn’t get to see as much of the city as I would’ve liked due to my luggage issues. I only had a couple of partial days to . . .

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In Photos: Colorful Colombia

April 7, 2014 | by Rebecca Pattee

In Photos: Colorful Colombia

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was fortunate enough to visit several areas of Colombia at the end of February, including: Bogota, Cartagena, Tayrona National Park and Villa de Levya. Winters in Seattle can be grey and dreary and the weather in almost every part of Colombia (except Bogota) was . . .

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Colonial Colombia: The start of my trip

April 5, 2014 | by Rebecca Pattee

Colonial Colombia: The start of my trip

Intrepid Travel was offering 25% off all of their tours as part of a Black Friday sale in November, so I decided to book the 9-day Colonial Colombia tour on a whim. Colombia has been on my destination wish list for a few years and I finally took the plunge based on the fact that winters in Seattle . . .

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