Colombia: Bogota

On the 13th of february I arrived in Bogota, Colombia. Gigantic Bogota! The city is really spread and I could only visit a small part of it. Because of its dimensions, moving around is not so easy and a lot of time can be lost in the transport. For this first time in Bogota, I went only in the old town district called La Candelaria. During the day (and especially on Friday), this part is really active with lots of people walkin around, lots of street vendors (juices, banana chips, peanuts, fruits, toys, ...). Beside in the very center, not many tourists are in this city. One of the reason being that lots of neighborhoods are not so safe and without much touristic interest. The first time I took the bus I ended up catching a pick pocket with his fingers in my pcket just before he could steal anything; a bit later a Colombian girl got her phone stolen from her bag but the guy got caught as well, at a bus station a drunk guy tried to start a fight with me but got bitten by a security guy, ... Basically lots of hings can happen in Bogota and you should always know if the neighboorhood you are going to is safe or not; but once you know the "rules" of the city, you can really enjoy the atmospher and visit the safe regions. It was a bit frustrating for me cause I like to discover a city by just walking around without knowin exactly where I go but still very nice things can be done or seen.
From Bogota, I went on a day trip to Zipakira to visit a cathedral builded inside a former salt rock mine. Massively impressive!
On the 16th, Laura (finally!!!) arrived so that we can continue the rest of the trip together. We flew directly to Cartagena the day she arrived.

Chile: Pucon, Valparaiso & Santiago

After Puerto Varas, I went to Pucon which is a quite famous holiday destination in the lake district for Chilean and foreigners. The village was a bit too touristic for me and the beach was actually not really beautiful. The city is worth it though because of the view on the volcano and the mountains around. I went to the national park of Huerquehue to try to hike but after 1 hour my knee got all bad again so I gave up. Too bad cause there were some promising lakes and water falls... To change a bit my mind and have some fun even in this situation, I went skydiving. Pucon is an amazing place to do it as you have impressive views on the surrounding while in the plane and whil jumping. It was the first time for me and I completely loved it and will do it again for sure!
After Pucon, I went to Valparaiso for a week to do some exams for my knee. The city is really nice with tones of grafitis, super good empanadas, cool travelers to go out with, ... One can visit most of it within 3 or 4 days.
I only had one day in Santiago before catching my flight to Colombia. From what I saw of the city, it's a cool place and worthto stay a while especially if you meet some localsto hang out with. On a touristic point of view I don't think there are tones of things to do though. I had the chance to meet Isadora (wich I met in Torres del Paine) for a drink and some advices about Colombia, before heading to the airport and sleep there to catch my early flight.