Category: santa marta

Written by: Luis Lopez Photography by: Luis Lopez Edited and translated by: Ginna Carpio The best plan to enjoy nature in the Sierra Nevada! I discovered a small magical place full of vegetation, fresh water and flora in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. I started my tour through this wonderful coffee town of the Sierra Nevada, its humid and cool weather made me enjoy letting myself be guided by the incredible view of the mountains that surround it. What happened once I took the tour was left in the lines written below, I hope you enjoy it. Souvenirs Store My little walk started making a stop at a souvenir shop called "KAWAK" in this small and curious place you can find various souvenirs like (beers, natural oils, sweets, handicrafts, medicinal plants, organic coffee and a variety of items to take away as a souvenir of your walk). We walk up the mountain observing a wonderful vegetation and enjoying a subtle cool morning breeze. Flora and vegetation During the tour you can see a wide variety of flowers that adorn the landscape while the inhabitants greet very kindly. Our guide, very happy and spontaneous was explaining in english and spanish the historical tour of the area and kindly gave us bananas to continue the journey, which renewed our energies. In this beautiful walk, you can see different farms and land full of crops and cabins, fruit trees such as mango and sweet guava, as well as exotic flowers and bamboo that you should definitely take a photographic memory of them within which are also plants carnivorous   Minca River and  fresh water waterfalls In the middle of the route, we cross the Minca river, downstream you can see large stones that adorn the landscape, the water of the river is