Cycling from Caucasia to Taraza in Colombia
A strange day cycling in Colombia, where there were hundreds of caterpillars crawling around on the road! Here's my bike touring blog from the day.
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The humidity was a lot higher today, but thankfully the clouds kept the sun back once more. A slightly hillier ride than yesterday, but nothing too outrageous.
The road for the main part ran parallel with a river which is flowing down from the Andes, which the recent rains have swelled even larger. In a way, its fast running brown waters reminded me of rivers in Asia.
The rains have come at night so far, which is a relief, as I have no rain gear, although I am expecting to get a little wet the higher I head up into the mountains.
I spent a good deal of the day trying to avoid cycling over the hundreds of caterpillars which were crawling on the bitumen surfaced road - The world needs more butterflies!
Taraza in Colombia
I made the town of Taraza by midday, and chose to stay in Hotel La Bomba, which was attached to a petrol service station.
At 15,000 pesos it was cheap and cheerful and a good place to rest the afternoon away, as I knew the next couple of days would be a lot tougher.
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Dave is a UK travel writer living in Athens since 2015. With 20 years of firsthand travel experience and over 80,000 km of bicycle touring across six continents, he's been blogging at Dave's Travel Pages since 2005. Every guide is based on places he's actually been.
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