This past weekend a group of friends and I headed to Villa de Leiva. The town is definetly one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited. All the houses are built in the traditional colonial Spanish style (the exact style I would want in a house!). The cobble stone streets, the scenery, and the friendly people all add to the atmosphere. Overall, I would describe the town as romantic, and relaxing.
The bus ride there was around three and half hours long through the countryside on a very bumpy road. We all met up at "portal norte" (a public transportation hub in bogota) on Saturday morning. At portal norte there are a ton of people standing along the street selling bus tickets to various cities outside of bogota. The buses to Villa de Leiva left every 15 or 20 min, so there wasn't any need to be exactly on time. We rented an awesome house in the hills a little outside of town, and had a bbq on Saturday night.
Besides its charm and beautiful scenery Villa de Leiva is also known for lakes, waterfalls, hot springs, and hallucinogenic mushrooms that grow naturally in the countryside!
Anyway, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
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| Leaving Bogota: Naoki, Paula, Agustin, Kati, Glorio, Sophie, Juan |
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| Before entering Villa de Leiva, all the men on the bus had to be patted down for weapons.... |
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| Main Plaza |
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| Our rented house! It had 6 bedrooms with 2-3 beds in each. |
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| Outside patio of the house |
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| Main Plaza-View of the church |
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| There were a ton of stray dogs everywhere, and farm animals (goats, cows, horses) |
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| Hotel "El Duruelo"-one of the most famous in Villa de Leiva (and the most expensive) |
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| Went horseback riding on Sunday and got a terrible sunburn |
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| Sophie on horseback |
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| The view on our horse ride |
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| The bus on the way back-they played the movie "Rango" in Spanish |
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