This is Bucaramanga! - Page 2

#11 (**permalink**) 06-05-2008, 03:55 PM

Nice pics!

LastLion · #12 (**permalink**) 06-05-2008, 09:30 PM

Airto, yes I am loving the new lumix.. Ok here are some shots of GIRON. So here is the deal about Giron, it is one of those historical cities abou 30 minutes from Buca. They have very strict architectual standars will not let anyone change the facade of their houses!

Church is letting out in front of the main square

Street life in Giron

Nights in Giron

Now if I can only post videos, I took a few great videos with my cam but cannot figure out how to upload and show them!!!!!!!

John Wayne · #13 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 12:49 AM

Now this with the pictures and comments, is turning into a real site worth the effort..Please, keep ém coming, talking is one thing, but seeing it like this?..

There just is not any comparision.....GREAT Post.....

LastLion · #14 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 06:25 PM

Ok a little more about the Bucaramanga area!

There is this great restaraaunt above Bucaramanga, past all the "Miradors" and about an hour up the hill from buca downtown.. Defintely a great 1/2 day trip and a great date place

La Niebla is the restaraunt, we ate here than wandered around the area for about 2 hours, it was cool compared to buca and the peacefullness was apparent.

A couple of fotos of the semi shanty towns you drive thru on the way up the hill

John Wayne · #15 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 09:03 PM

Wow, what can I say?.....Nice pictures....A couple of them, leave me breathless me being afraid of hights and all.....

LastLion · #16 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 07:48 PM

Ok so one of the hot spots near Bucaramanga is "Mesa de los Santos". It is a touristy place and prime spot for the rich of buca to have a finca!

this is a new central mercado, the colombians are very smart they are already working with and promoting green buidling pracitces, and as you all probably know the old school way to build a house there is with clay and a little bit or ****!~ seriously ****!

Views of Mesa de los santos and across the valley a ChicaMocha and huge toursit vista, where they are building a metro cable from the mesa to the top at chicamocha!

One of the roads up the other side to Chicamocha

John Wayne · #17 (**permalink**) 06-08-2008, 09:22 PM

Wow man, each one has a story of it´s own......

Care to elaborate?

#18 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 02:04 AM

Interesting Fotos Last Lion. I Liked The Charm Of Baricharra.
I Have Moved To Pereira From Ecuador Recently And Am Really Happy With The Climate Here.
Any Other Gringos Living In Pereria. Not Met Any Here Yet.
You May Want To Get A Flickr Site And Put Your Fotos On It. Would Be Easier.
For Some Reason I Can't Send The Link To Flickr, But It Is Www Dot Flickr Dot Com

Sailover · #19 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 08:13 AM

Hey, what is the name of that area south of the city where the rich people live and the hanggliders soar each weekend? It was so quiet and beautiful there.

LastLion · #20 (**permalink**) 06-17-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailover

Hey, what is the name of that area south of the city where the rich people live and the hanggliders soar each weekend? It was so quiet and beautiful there.

Piedecuesta???? That might be it, they have really rich and really not so rich,.. There is this suburb golf course community there that has many of the rich and famous living there. It is quiete a trip, I met some peoople and visited up there, it is kind of like the whole mountain top is a secured area, about 5 square miles. Not my type of place, but nice place

Colombia Green, I owuld really like ot check out pereria, manizales, armenia! They are probably going to be on the next trip?? Tell us more, I have my ears on!