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A blog about my experience moving from the UK to Colombia trying to see some of its rich wildlife in the process
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Sugar
Sugar Posted on 19/03/2013

The hummingbird sugar water feeder on our balcony in Bucaramanga has been a success over the last year with regular visits from endemic Indigo-capped Hummingbirds, White-necked Jacobin,...   Read more
Otún Quimbaya wildlife
Otún Quimbaya wildlife Posted on 22/01/2013

From Nevado del Ruiz volcano we drove around through the city of Pereira to the nearby SFF Otún Quimbaya (fauna and flora sanctuary). This small area, at 1800m above sea level, is...   Read more
Nevado del Ruiz
Nevado del Ruiz Posted on 21/01/2013

We decided to spend a few days in the Coffee Region (Eje Cafetero) and around the Los Nevados National Natural Park. After a 10 hour drive from Bucaramanga we arrived at the city of...   Read more
Summer in the mountains
Summer in the mountains Posted on 07/01/2013

The end of December until the beginning of March is supposed to be summer here in Santander. That means it should be a little hotter and drier although global warming has had a very real...   Read more
Migrants
Migrants Posted on 20/11/2012

I'm not the only one who has come to enjoy Colombia recently. As well as the many species of resident birds, their are quite a few migrants who come here in the Autumn (or should I say...   Read more
Reinita Cielo Azul
Reinita Cielo Azul Posted on 11/11/2012

We took a trip to the excellent Proaves Reserva Reinita Cielo Azul near San Vincente de Chucuri in Santander. The drive from Bucaramanga to San Vincente (3 hours) is long and tiring but the...   Read more
Cerro la Judía
Cerro la Judía Posted on 23/09/2012

The mountains just to the east of of Floridablanca rise steeply up to about 2500m and are known as the Cerro La Judía. There are some areas of intact forest higher up and some...   Read more
San Vincente Lenguerke trail.
San Vincente Lenguerke trail. Posted on 20/09/2012

I wanted to visit the Reinita Azul (Cerulean Warbler) reserve of ProAves near San Vincente de Chucuri in Santander as it is not so far from Bucaramanga. We set out early one Saturday...   Read more
Monkeys at last
Monkeys at last Posted on 24/08/2012

Our trip to Tayrona and Minca near Santa Marta in the north of Colombia was excellent for seeing spectacular wildlife. Best of all for me was finally getting to see monkeys in the wild....   Read more
Coast
Coast Posted on 23/08/2012

We spent a fantastic week of holidays up on the Caribbean coast of Colombia; Cartagena, Parque Tayrona and the Santa Marta Mountains. The drive from Bucaramanga to Cartagena is very long...   Read more
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  • Enjoyed photos, I just got back from Bogota and Bucaramanga visiting my wife's relatives. Back in Texas but would love to move there if I could find good employment. Loved Chicamocha!
    Scott
    By ScottAn 2012-07-25, 13h40
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