Heading south towards Ecuador we thought we would stop off at a couple more towns on our way. Travelling through the Cauca valley we stopped off in the colonial town of Popayan. Picture perfect and white washed due to a post-earthquake rebuild in the 80's, Popayan was a nice stop off but there wasn't a lot going on. We walked to the 'mirador' for a good view of the town and wondered around the pretty streets.
It probably felt so quiet as it was election weekend - you couldn't buy booze, the town was littered with posters and polling stations and there were lots of police patroling the streets. We watched the Mockus v's Santos presidential race on the TV, the other candidates didn't really get a look in! But because neither recieved a majority, they have another poll in a couple of weeks.
Next stop was Pasto, a town just two hours from the Ecaudorian boarder. We really liked Pasto, it seemed like a unique melting pot of Colombia and Ecuador and was really busy and buzzy. It also had lots of yummy pasteleria's (cake shops)! We met some nice Brits staying at the same house and had a fun evening chatting at a local cantina that served anything and everything including guinea pig! Must be getting close to Ecuador!
No comments:
Post a Comment