Expedition to La Guajira Written by: Pepito Viaja Edited by: Ginna Carpio Photography by: Claire Summers My name is Giancarlo, but everyone knows me as Pepito Viaja. I travel the world looking for places that feed my spirit and I found this expedition in La Guajira. It's not only acomplished my expectations, but also made me reflect on life itself. I'm grateful with Magic Tour infinitely for allowing me to live this experience, full of contrasts and natural charm like very few places on earth. I can confess that you can visit La Guajira on your own, but surely you will get lost if you don't have a guide of the region, because the roads are uncovered and only they know the routes. Generally, the tour includes permanent transportation, full meals during the days of the expedition, as well as lodging in hammocks, entrance to the paid sites such as the Macuira Park and the bird watching in Bahía Honda. On the other hand, not every vehicle can cross the aridity of the desert, only big cars, 4X4, cars which resist the inclemency of the terrain: dunes, sand, stones and nopal are part of the embankment. We start... The tour begins in Uribia, the indigenous capital of Colombia. After having your breakfast in Riohacha, you should provisionate yourself with water and candies for the rest of the trip. Buy enough water and lots of candies, then I explain why. Leaving Uribia We find Manaure, a hot town with a strong and dry wind that helps to dehumidify the salt piles that are produced in the seawater pools that the locals collect and which are sold for their treatment and purification. Crossing the Carrizal desert is a great experience; an imaginary 20 kilometers road long by 3 kilometers wide that
Expedition to La Guajira Written by: Pepito Viaja Edited by: Ginna Carpio Photography by: Claire Summers My name is Giancarlo, but everyone knows me as Pepito Viaja. I travel the world looking for places that feed my spirit and I found this expedition in La Guajira. It’s not only acomplished my expectations, but also made
