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Hi! My name is Juan Carlos Florez, and this is a blog covering a trip by bicyle from San Antonio, TX, USA to Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru. I am a practitioner of harmless living. I've been a carpenter-home builder for the past 15 years, I also have a degree in holistic health counseling, and am on this journey to continue my learning with an amazonian native healer I met not long ago. This trip, besides being the "greenest" way to travel, is also an initiation, and a pilgrimage. Hope you enjoy my journey!!!

Monday, December 20, 2010

HOLA DESDE CARTAGENA COLOMBIA

I arrived yesterday!  I always forget how extremely beautiful this city is, wow! tomorrow i head towards Bucaramanga where i was born and grew up, it should take me about 10 days, thers been lots of heavy rain in the interior of Colombia and landslides have the road closed but i trust ill make it since im on a bicycle!  I found a great hostel called hotel familiar and its only a few blocks from the old city wich is all colonial and surrounded by fortress walls, the castle of San Felipe is within walking distance, i finished assembling my bike tyoday so i went for a ride all around town, it was a beautifull sunny day and tonight the full moon is out and im setting my alarm clock for 230am so i can see the best part of the lunar eclipse! well thats all for now, lots of love to all!
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  1. Jorge MillanDecember 21, 2010 at 9:48 AM

    Hey Juankita the Lunar eclipse was awesome. I've been following the weather in Colombia and maybe you should consider transforming your bike into a Kayak. It will be nice to talk once you get to Bucaramanga…take care. I send you lots of positive energy, hope you have a merry Christmas, stay dry...it's really pouring down there.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 22, 2010 at 10:26 AM

    Juany,

    This sounds beautiful! I am hoping you were able to see the lunar eclipse. It was cloudy here, so not many saw it. I miss you a TON. You're pictures are spectacular. We are hopefully expecing snow around Christmas. It reminds me of when we went sledding in the snow strom those years ago on Christmas day. All my love & prayers xoxo.
    -Meg

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