Valle de Cocora N4 38.580 W75 28.895 - near Armenia - remote valley of big wax palm trees. Have a trout dinner at one of the restaurants. Near there (a couple hours riding, north of Pereira) is a really great hot springs resort - Termales de Santa Rosa. N4 51.320 W75 34.988
Of course, Medellin - and the entire area around there. Some great riding, to places like Santa Fe de Antioquia, but also the area to the southeast - La Ceja, La Union, Sonson, and to the southwest - Jerico (up in the hills), Hispania, Betania. Medellin has great riding around it - park the bags in a hostel for a week or so and go riding without the gear.
For a sobering experience, visit the former town of Armero - the place was buried under the lahar of an erupting volcano (as seen on National Geographic Channel). The paved highway passes through the former town, about 40km sw of Honda. N4 58.017 W74 54.334
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
Last edited by quastdog; 24 May 2008 at 17:38.
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