Thanks to my favourite Canadian-Latina, Justine + Nikki and I were treated to a rare and outstanding day spent with Colombian locals Eduardo and Rosita Velez! Two of the best hosts you could EVER ask for. Colombians are incredibly warm people and the five of us had an amazing day.
How I managed to forget about my fear of heights until I arrived at the Piedra del Penol 2 hours outside of Medelline, is beyond me, but once I got up close to the staircase comprised of 659 steps I remembered pretty damn quick!
It was actually not as scary as I had worried it would be and this is the view... well worth a few shaky leg moments...
Here's Nikki, Eduardo, Myself and Justine at the absolute top. Rosita stayed at the restaurant level to order us up some fresh mango. Whadda lady!
Eduardo explained that the area was actually flooded about 15 years ago as part of a project to use the local river for hydro power.
Our hosts took us on a boat ride through the canals to a waterfall nearby after we spent some time wandering the quaint colourful streets of Guatape. Love all the colours but check out the little critter on the exterior of this beauty... pink panther. You guessed it. Random! 
We also checked out the local church and though it is a strange sight to see I suppose I should be impressed to know they are using energy efficient bulbs in the chandeliers.
We wrapped up the day with lunch and then on the way home we were taken to another small village about 40mins outside of Medellin, known for killer desserts.
We had no problem crushing this waffle covered in Mora, Strawberry, Vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce! DELISH!
Incredible hosts ... thanks Jess for the hook up!
Tomorrow Nikki and I will visit the National Park via the gondola and then board my 13th & 14th flights bound for Cartagena (via Bogota).
Looking forward to working on my tan before I get home but the forecast for Cartagena says 38C... scary!
xo b
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