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Traveling Inland Colombia - Jerico de Antioquia

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Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

The view from our hotel room, out onto the main square. This one was only 24 000 Pesos ( £5.30) per night

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Inside our room, we even had hot water here, which you needed as it was a lot cooler in the mountains

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Our balcony onto the main square

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

That's what happened to the last person who looked at him funny!

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

The streets of Jerico

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Looking down on the town from the statue in the picture above

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

This was a town with a lot of cowboys and horses

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

but also used modern methods like processions lead by car

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

The local cheva to Andes

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

A buyer of coffee

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

A fan palm in the botanical gardens

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

The old fashioned medicines on display in the pharmacists

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

A horse having a quick rest against the wall, no need to tie them up, just park them next to the shop, they'll still be there when you get out

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

In fact you don't even have to get off of your horse to use the bar here, here are a few of the locals having a quick tipple of Aguadiente (fire water similar to ouzo)

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Much happier now, lets hope his horse knows where he's going!

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

On the computer in the local internet cafe

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

more religious processions

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Crazy church man at the front of the procession setting off fireworks from his hands! There was meant to be the Vaca Loco (mad cow) this night too, which is a cow made of card board boxes that runs about with fireworks coming out of his nose, but it got rained off.

 

 

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Sunday morning at the church

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

More coffee drinkers

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

The views of the way back to Medellin

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

Jerico De Antioquia Colombia

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