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Old 28 Jan 2025
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I have been touring this area


The only dangerous is the traffic
This is a year later, but the two more direct routes between Popayan and La Plata (26 and 24) are apparently very dangerous right now (geurrilla territory). I happened to be staying in a hotel next to the police station, and police stopped me and sent me back around, showing me videos of FARC blocking the road, shooting at vehicles, and ramming vehicles that tried to escape. Sounds like there are instances of stealing vehicles or kidnapping people.

It's a shame because I did a stretch of the 26 the day before, and it was an amazing road. He sent me back through Garzón and San Agustín (the latter being a great place to stop and explore).
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These were no go roads 2 years ago - we carried on down and crossed over via the Trampoline.
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My wife and I just did San Agustin to Papayan without issue on a motocycle.

The next day in the evening news, there were reports of FARC stopping people along that route.

I live in Pereira, look me up, we host travelers on our farm.
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Cauca

The department of Cauca is not so safe right now
Popayan is the capital and a very political city full of universities on political study.
Most presidents in Colombia studied in Popayan
The Farc are raising hell and making a lot of news lately .
A brand new Ducati V4 multistrada was stolen in plane sight on a road that Im not sure which one but it is probably Route 20 to San Augustine or 24 , 26 to la Plata.
I have been on these routes. stunningly beautiful and not much traffic and I was wondering why.
Its Home of the FARC they hide in these hills It was the FARC that stole this Colombians pride. they did it to make a statement it happened early this year
Be Careful In Cauca
Popayan is safe and very beautiful.
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My wife and I just did San Agustin to Papayan without issue on a motocycle.

The next day in the evening news, there were reports of FARC stopping people along that route.

I live in Pereira, look me up, we host travelers on our farm.
The only time I was stopped by the FARC was about 5-6yrs ago in the national park between Popayan and San Agustin.

It was about 8am, 6-7 guys in ski masks and wearing "botas de caucho" rubber boots. That's how you normally know they are not military, look at the boots.

They stopped me, asked a few questions, radioed to someone, and let me go on my way. A squeaky bum moment!
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hell in the hills

I used to work in Neiva and did hell of lot of riding in the department of Huila
I drove in areas in the mountains that just gave you a creepy feeling after seeing watch towers in the middle of nowhere WTF. then I would see a designated Battalion encampment This is the birth place of the Farc
el presidentes stomping grounds
I have never had a problem off the beaten track of Colombia I only wish I had a lighter bike but sometime these machines are on the radar of bad guys
The F700gs seems to be a machine that nobody in the mafia world has interest in.
if I had a XR,DR KLR or XT 660 I would have a huge concern these are the bikes that get stolen all the time
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I used to work in Neiva and did hell of lot of riding in the department of Huila
I drove in areas in the mountains that just gave you a creepy feeling after seeing watch towers in the middle of nowhere WTF. then I would see a designated Battalion encampment This is the birth place of the Farc
el presidentes stomping grounds
I have never had a problem off the beaten track of Colombia I only wish I had a lighter bike but sometime these machines are on the radar of bad guys
The F700gs seems to be a machine that nobody in the mafia world has interest in.
if I had a XR,DR KLR or XT 660 I would have a huge concern these are the bikes that get stolen all the time
I was on a KTM 1190R :-)
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