Adventures around the Orbis

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yeah .. that's my grandma

The lovely lady in the picture is my grandmother, her name's Haide. She was showing up her diving skills, This was a family trip We went to a place outside Rovira, My mother told me I had already been there when I was little but I could not remember it, prepare the things for preparing luch, it was a tipically Colombian "paseo de olla". I went for a little hike and when I turned to see where my family was. my grandmother was yelling like heyy you should record this and she just jump into the water it was pretty cool I have to admit it.

Also funny story, My cellphone fell into the water for about a minute everyone was looking for it I thought I lost it but then we found it. I left it under my bed for 3 days and then it worked like new.

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| Cortes | I went to this river with some of my friends from university, It was the first time I visited it, I was amazed by its beauty. there was this cliff that has at about 4 o 5 meters tall, but when you stood by the edge it looked like 10 meters I was the first to jump it felt awesome, I love the feeling you get when you jump from somewhere tall. It's like an emptyness in you tummy and also you feel the adrenaline running through your bloodstream, you have to convince your brain to do it, like animals we are, our instinc tell us not to do dangerous things, and in moments like this, you have to convince it to do it, It is good to take risks sometimes to get out of your confomt zone

Thanks to my buddy Sebastian Sanchez for filming me 

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through "La florida" forest The guy in the photo is my good friend Nicolas, we were walking through the forest, We really enjoyed going to that place, because is not very well-known so the forest is intact. it also has this mysterious vibe there you can find lots of pine trees, mushrooms , you can hear the birds singing and just enjoy the peace. it is a short walk it only takes around 3 or 4 hours to go there and return to juntas. I'm planning to go there very soon with my adventure buddy Kai.

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| Warm mornings | This photo was taken in Rovira a small but beautiful village, I really enjoy visiting this town since my mom live there but not that's not only reason, also because the town is wonderful itself it was tons of rivers where you can go and swim. the people is very kind, If you´re a coffee lover like me is the perfect place to go. you can see pretty much all the process, since it is planted until it is served. Both of my grandparents are coffee farmers, they seed their coffee and then they sell it to coffee producer companies, it is very cool to watch all the process I love visiting them.

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| Avatar |

I used to watch this cartoon all the time when I was kid, I really loved the idea of having power and to be able to control the elements, Recently I read a comic about this cartoon so I decided to re wach it. I have forgot about some episodes, some of them I remebered them complete (usually my favorites).  But this time I could really aprecciate the whole show. It's not only about some guys with superpowers It also teaches you about life, It teaches you to be in balance with your spiritual side to respect nature, that life is not always easy. That good things need a lot of effor. Currently I'm watching the second part of it which is called the legend of Korra, It's not as good as the first one but I enjoy it as well.

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This was the hostal where we were staying, It was very beautiful and natural. The bad thing was that it  was outside the town, so if we needed something we couldn’t just walk to the market, instead we had to wait to the next day or buy things in every chance we had. we had our 3 meals there everyday, I stayed with 4 classmates wich are very good friends and we had like a little balcony where we spent the nights with other friends playing cards and eating junk food (soo good) 

One day we were heading back to the hostal and the first thing we saw when we got out of the bus was this magnificent rainbow. 

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San Agustin archaeological park We went visit the archaeological park in San Agustin, personally I learnt so many things not only from their culture but from other cultures as well, we visited "las mesitas" where there were lots of grave from the San agustin indigenous and every grave has its own statues with animal and human forms, each statue has its meaning depending in the form. I also found very impresive how they carved the rocks so precisely.

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On the way to San Agustin. My favorite thing to do while traveling is to listening to music and sleeping. I always prepare a playlist before traveling, it is very important for me I need to listen to music and sometimes sing while I am on the road, especially when the road is long. Also when I go camping I select carfuly my playlist. Usually I listen to very relaxing music where I can appreciate the instruments and the vocals, Also for me this kind of music gives to trip an film feeling I just enjoyed very much. one of my favorite bands to hear is Bon iver their music is just perfect.

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Salto de Mortiño

Magnificent Waterfall located in Isnos- Huila I took this pic in our trip to san agustin, we stopped there to enjoy the view, it was breath taking, there was sort of platform where you could have a better view to the waterfall but max 5 people could be in it otherwise this could wreck. This was one of my favorite places while we were in Huila, I recommend this place.

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|Magdalena river|

It is the principal river of Colombia, flowing northward about 1,528 kilometres (949 mi) through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. this river is very mysterious, it may seem quite but actually it's very powerful, the photo was taken in Natagaima, where part of my family lives, the house is near the river so it took me less than 5 minutes to get there, when I'm in Natagaima I like to go to the river bank, to enjoy it and aprpeciate it.

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|Pacha|

I met this kitten called "Pacha" she has this amazing anomaly called heterochromia, in this case "segmental heterochromia" where areas of the same iris contains two completely different colors. I chased her all day there were lots of fail pictures, but at least I got a decent one. by the way the term heterchromia is from ancient Greek: ἕτερος, héteros meaning different and χρώμα, chróma meaning color.

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|Amanita muscaria|

One of the most iconic and distinctive fungi, fly agaric, with its red cap and white spots, is renowned for its toxicity and hallucinogenic properties. Amanita muscaria has been unintentionally introduced to many countries in the Southern Hemisphere, generally as a symbiont with pine and birch plantations. This photo was taken in pine forest, There were lots of them, they highlight from the rest of the vegetation from their bright colours.  The most famous use of the mushroom IS in the video game series Super Mario Bros.

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|Laguna del encanto| It’s located at the base of the Nevado del Tolima Volcano at an altitude of 4000 meters above sea level. this Lagoon is very important since is the place where The Totaré River rises and descends through the Placer Valley to then join the Combeima river. I think the name fits it prefectly, seeing this lagoon in the middle of the big big paramo gives you an magic sensation and not only that, when the mist shows up and covers the entire lagoon is like it desapears.

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|Raquira|

This is the center of the town, where you can see its church and like in any other small town in Colombia in front of the church there's a "park" Raquira is known for its beautiful sculptures and handcrafts. actually In Chibcha, Ráquira means "Village of the pans.The area of Ráquira was inhabited by the Muisca. Already in those times Ráquira was famous for its ceramics due to the clay of the area.

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|Kai|

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For those who don’t know, this is my dog Kai I found her 6 or 7 months ago and, she has been one of the best things that have happened to me, she has canine distemper a very ugly disease but with the time and lots of love she´s been improving. That´s why I decided to take her with my in one of my treks, we went to "las nieves" we walked for 5 hours more or less through the andean forest and entering to the paramo ecosystem where is harder to breath, I was worried that maybe it was to much for her, but actually she was running most of the time and playing with other dogs. This is just the start of our adventures.

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|Lago Tota|

Lake Tota, the largest lake in Colombia, located in the east of Boyacá department, it is the source of the Upia River which flows into the Orinoco River basin. I went to this place with my grandmother, we were in a tour, I don't like tours because when I go somewhere I like to enjoy the place itself  walk around, talk to local people sometimes, take my time without having to worry about the bus leaving me or something like that. I enjoyed the experience though because I got to spent some time with my  grandma.

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|Cerro Machin|

Cerro Machin is a stratovolcano located in Tolima Department, Colombia. Cerro Machin is a volcanic plug that is approximately the same age (1,000,000+ years) as the Ruiz-Tolima Massif. visit this place is a magnificent experience, where you can appreciate the majesty of nature, the imposing wax palm forests and the green landscapes of the Tolima department. It is worth visiting this beautiful place. In the picture you can see the volcano dome, and a house wich is located on the volcano crater.