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What is camping in Colombia like?
Can you find real bush-camping sorts of places with lots of forest & private, well treed camp spots with outhouses & river-bathing.... or does it tend to be more manicured & landscaped "wilderness" sites scattered on fields, with bath-house showers and flush toilets nearby?
By adrimm (Moderator) on May 1, 2008, 19:54 in Friendly Talkzone.
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Simon says on May 1, 2008, 21:39: Or ask Ingrid Betancourt, she's been "camping" for over six years in Colombia! "Just an honest, decent Colombian trying to do the right thing."--Simon 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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adrimm (Moderator) (☼Travelguide writer) says on May 1, 2008, 22:09: Yeah thanks guys. I know there are mountaineering & outdoorsy Colombians out there, but clearly few of them frequent sites like this.
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Robert Jorge says on May 1, 2008, 22:29: If you are in the Bogota area, there is camping: tents, camp fires, hiking, etc. in a little pueblo called Buena Vista which is outside of Villavicencio. It is a 2 hour busetta drive out of Bogota. I don't have any information ... never desired to sleep in a tent since age 14, but I know people do it in that area. "You can not take the barrio out of the girl you really can't." Oneforamillion 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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goin_south says on May 1, 2008, 23:42: that's pretty mean, Simon... coming from you.
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tejasmarcos says on May 2, 2008, 06:15: depending where you are located, contact a local tour company. they can give you the details as they are in that business. most of the experts here on PBH only camp in the city ;) trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine... 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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ixent (☼Travelguide writer) says on May 2, 2008, 13:05: typical PBH helpful-as-always replies... tinged with sarcasm and uninformative.
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ixent (☼Travelguide writer) says on May 2, 2008, 13:11: The name of the nature reserve is "Reserva Natural Canon del Rio Claro" -- http://www.rioclaroelrefugio.com. Beautiful but to be avioded during peak holiday periods.
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RUV says on May 2, 2008, 16:03: I saw three options in RIO claro, the personal huts (bed, tv, shower, closer to a hotel), option two is a (bed, kind of like a hostal, open air rooms, with shared bathrooms) and then there is the camp grounds (seems like the showers and bathrooms are provided).
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Sam Salmon says on May 2, 2008, 17:11: Any popular place where people from the Interior drive down to the coast has more organised camping options-I'm thinking of the coast around Santiago de Tolu-some very attractive parks but probably full of borrachos on weekends. ' a la orden!' 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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adrimm (Moderator) (☼Travelguide writer) says on May 2, 2008, 18:47: Thanks all.. (real answers woohoo) I suppose if I had to choose I'd pick the wild camping at a decent elevation over the "tour company & piped showers" with huts.
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webmanco says on May 2, 2008, 20:06: I had been in Nevado El Cocuy, El Neusa, Villa de Leyva, Chicaque, I do usually take the camping equipment with me but at many times end staying in room. I enjoy outdoor activities, walking, hiking, talking to locals and eating on the road. Chinchorro en el Cabo de la Vela No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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