Tag Archives: Casa El Carretero

Better than Boutique

March 15, 2009 – 5:51 pm

While approaching home and traveling through Central America, we have started to encounter many of our accommodations and activities being owned by expats or foreign owners, many times from the United States.

By Steven Shoppman | Posted in Accomodation Reviews, Colombia, Expedition Sponsors, Nicaragua | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Getsemani and Casa El Carretero

January 31, 2009 – 6:03 pm

For those of you that don’t know, the famed Pan American highway isn’t exactly a complete run from Alaska to southern South America, the road unfortunately lacks roughly 57 miles between Panama and Colombia. The reason being: a 3,000 sq/mi. area known as the Darien Gap.

By Melissa Terry | Posted in Colombia | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Finally On Location

January 19, 2009 – 12:36 pm

Colombia is always a place that has intrigued me for several different reasons. Maybe it is the lure of the jungle, maybe it the element of danger due to the longstanding presence of guerillas and revolutionaries, maybe it is the images of Juan Valdez and his coffee carrying mule, or maybe it is the curiosity generated by Pablo Escobar and the numerous cartels that put Colombia on the international map for less glamorous reasons.

By Steve Bouey | Posted in Colombia, South America, Trip Thoughts | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)