By Citlali Flores Discover Colombia Traveling is one of the most enriching activities in the world, through experiencing new cultures we can realize that we are not unique in the world, we can develop empathy, learn new languages, taste new flavours, and learn to develop in situations than just in our typical routine, this is very good to also develop new mental maps, and at the same time you explore the world while discovering what other forms of life we can learn from. Among the thousand ways of traveling that exist, one of my favorites is backpacking or low cost travel, because I think it allows you to immerse yourself more in the culture, interact with locals, and also having a little more free budget. In some ways backpacking takes you to travel as a local would do, this is how in my experience I learned the following things traveling Colombia for 1 year. 1.-Ask several people the same question and choose the best answer. In general, it is a habit of mine to ask from several persons the same question, the one that I see that is repeated several times (with their respective differences), that is the correct answer. I have to admit Im a little mistrustful, but specially in Colombia it is very common to find different information from all sides, I recommend you apply this technique and follow your intuition. 2.- A good and refreshing chicha is always accompanied with its chicken tamal. On the coast of Colombia you will find those little cars surrounded by people, there you can order a refreshing chicha (drink made from ground corn and fermented in a clay pot with spices and sugar) served in glass bottles of soda or beer, which at first would give the impression of being shampoo,
By Citlali Flores Discover Colombia Traveling is one of the most enriching activities in the world, through experiencing new cultures we can realize that we are not unique in the world, we can develop empathy, learn new languages, taste new flavours, and learn to develop in situations than just in our typical routine, this is
