2014年的5月3日,我们从圣萨尔瓦多飞到了哥伦比亚的北部海滨城市卡塔赫纳,我们的哥伦比亚旅程就从这里开始。
在以后的14天里,我们游览了卡塔赫纳、蒙波斯、波哥大、锡帕吉拉、圣湖、通哈、雷瓦山谷、科科拉山谷、亚美尼亚城的咖啡国家公园、卡利、波帕扬、圣奥古斯丁、特拉德特考古区、帕斯托,最后到达最南边的边境城市伊皮亚莱斯,并在这里过境进入厄瓜多尔。
途中,只有卡塔赫纳到波哥大是乘飞机,其余全程都是乘汽车。我们4次翻过安第斯山脉,行程4000多公里,除了北部的“遗失之城”因安全问题没能成行外,我们在哥伦比亚基本没有留下什么遗憾。
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极富魅力的殖民地古城“卡塔赫纳”,世界文化遗产,我们的哥伦比亚旅程在这里开始
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从卡塔赫纳到殖民地古城“蒙波斯”要过河、越岭,尽管艰难,但是我们还是要来看看这里的老街、老宅和还“生活在200年前”的人们。
老码头
老学校
老宅
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哥伦比亚的首都波哥大--一个繁华喧闹的城市,波哥大的“黄金博物馆”展示着古老印第安文明的精华,给我们留下了深刻的印象。
波哥大的玻利瓦尔广场
精美金饰品
印第安人把陶器做到了极精致!
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波哥大北部的Guatavita湖是印第安人的圣湖,以前祭祀的日子里,人们会把心爱的金银器投入湖中。
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从生活到雷瓦山谷要经过小镇通哈,一个很秀美的小镇,下图是通哈的玻利瓦尔广场。
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雷瓦山谷在波哥大以北约200多公里的地方,古老、秀美、极富特色的雷瓦小城吸引众多的旅游者来这里。
雷瓦的广场和老教堂
老街巷,石板街
城外的神庙遗址,我们第一次看到印第安人的“性崇拜”。
奇特,极富想象力的民居。
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小镇锡帕吉拉以其“盐教堂”名冠天下,世界文化遗产,是游览哥伦比亚的必来之处。
盐教堂内景。
锡帕吉拉,蓝色和铁红色是小镇的主色调
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科科拉山谷云雾缭绕,景色秀美,我们骑马在里面转了大半天。
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哥伦比亚的咖啡区在哥伦比亚的中部地区,是哥伦比亚的世界遗产之一。哥伦比亚的咖啡微带酸味,风味独特。我们参观了亚美尼亚城附近的哥伦比亚咖啡国家公园,在咖啡园里品尝咖啡。
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向南到达省城卡利,在这里小住一夜。
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再往南就是波帕扬了,这是一个很有味道的殖民地老城,我们要从这里出发去圣奥古斯丁和铁拉的特。
波帕扬的老街巷
波帕扬周边的小镇Silvia,小镇的人们喜爱穿着传统印第安服饰,这是小镇的最大看点。
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圣奥古斯丁,我们来这里时,正遇上村民“断路请愿”,我们几经周折终于如愿到达这里。
深山里的圣奥古斯丁(世界文化遗产),这里有世界上独一无二的神秘独特的印第安墓葬群,尽管来这里旅途艰辛,但仍有众多的旅游者不辞劳苦来这里探奇。
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发掘的铁拉的特的墓葬地宫(世界文化遗产),揭示了这一地区前哥伦布时期印第安人的墓葬习俗。
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下图是南部重镇帕斯托的老教堂,城外20多公里的科查湖是哥伦比亚最大的湖。
波帕扬的老教堂
远眺科查湖
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我们最后到达哥伦比亚最南部的小城伊皮亚莱斯,城外建在河谷山崖后的大教堂闻名于世,是哥伦比亚的基督教信徒们朝圣的地方。
5月16日午后,我们在伊皮亚莱斯过关离开哥伦比亚,踏上去了厄瓜多尔的旅程。
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