Following a diverse six weeks in Colombia, my route back to Hastings, England was somewhat circuitous: via a week in Nicaragua, three days in El Salvador, and finally a one day layover in Bogotá, Colombia. A few interesting walks were the highlights of my journey.
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From Nicaragua I took a one hour flight to El Salvador, and immediately transferred to El Zonte, a sleepy village on the coast where the surf culture predominates. With only a couple of days in the country, there wasn’t much opportunity to explore, but I did climb the country’s highest and most active volcano, Santa Ana.
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My flight schedule precluded a quick return to England from El Salvador, so I took advantage of a layover day in Colombia’s capital of Bogotá and climbed the popular Montserrate, which dominates this sprawling city of 8 million.
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I am now back in Hastings, enjoying first world amenities after nearly eight weeks in Latin America. The weather, however, has been a bit mixed. . .
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Next week I fly to the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco, this time to Tenerife and La Gomera, for a series of day hikes. Then, following three days exploring Lisbon, I will head a bit further down the coast of Africa to the Cape Verde Islands for two more weeks of hiking, before coming back to Hastings for a long weekend. Somewhere in there I hope to have time to post a couple of blogs!
Happy trails,
The Vagabond Hiker