Places and stories I hear about

16.02.11

San Pedro Prison.
I won't write too nmuch about this place. people who know it will probably understand why. This is just to say that you can contact me if you wish to have a chance to get in. I have the email and the facebook contact of one of the inmates....



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- Salt mine in Bogota.
There's a salt mine 15 km fronm Bogota. They decided to build something that apparently, looks like a cathedral in there. this must be particularly special to vosot.

- Cuba:
A place that came to my mind ages ago, and that I never thought to be possible: Cuba. This place was mentioned very recently witha friend on my way from Florence to Paris. It got me completely obsessed agaibn. Here in Colombia, several travellers that sit athe bar have been there, and it seems to be a traveller,s paradise. Flight is fairly expensive, but life over there is meant to be peanuts. Apparently, there are two currencies in Cuba: one meant for tourists, the other for locals. Obviouslym, the rate of change is different. It's one pesos for a US dollar in one case, and 25 pesos for a US dollar in the other. The currencies look similar. You just need to recogbnise the codes on the bank notes. A foreigner would first be presented with the tourist pesos. You'd then have to queue up 40 mins at another currency change office to swap them for 'real pesos'. I find this quite fascinating. I ought to see all of that - as MAddie said - before Fidel Castro dies. Coz after that, in my opinion, the americans will be puting much more financial pressure on the country. The idea would be to get there before they start to accept foreign investments. At the moment, cubans are still simple people that are hapy with the little they have. ... the dream destination!

- Bolivia:
a country with two capital cities. That it self is pretty cool. Things are meant to be farely cheap there too.

- Machu Pichu In Peru
I heard a lot of disapointing pieces of information concerning main attractions in this place. apparently, Machu Pichu is miles away from anything, and the train that takes you there costs a fortune. You then pay also for an entry ticket that requires reserving several days ahead. Fronm what I understand,t hey're trying to limit the number of people visiting the site. I guess they're trying to protect the site.

- coffee trail in Colombia
something else you have to pay for - and its not cheap either!

- Desert in Peru
Peru has a desert that stands just at the limit of Lima, the capital. Its called Huacachina, and has an oasis there that looks like it comes from a computer desktop... Its looks magical, unreally, bloody raaad!!!! I' definitely goign there, especially since it's only 2 hours from Lima!

- Panama beaches and Islands.
I spoke to this girl who d just arrived through panama, she told everyone in the bar about her adventure, because people have a lot of trouvble geting past the border between Colombia and Panama. The best ways to do so seem to be either to come from up north, or to take a cruise boat from Carthagena in Colombia, throught he Islands of Panama. I looked up some pictures of the Caribbean: I'm quite sure I saw the same picture of people's screen savers. I was told about obne in particular called 'San Blas'. Those of you reading this should definitely check it out on google pics!