Two hours on a rollercoaster bus ride later, we arrived in the quiet lakeside town of Guatape. Being the driest season in 25 years, the lake was totally dried up. However, we had a great week doing walks, swimming in the rivers and making our own meals, so we could avoid eating more Columbian slop. We went on a boat ride to see one of Escobar's many mansions. Its now bombed out and mostly destroyed as rival cartels tried to find his money believed to be stashed...

Leticia We left Iquitos very early in the morning by speed boat through the Amazon river and arrived in the town of Leticia, Colombia, 12 hours later. The border crossing was at the tri-border area of Brazil, Peru and Colombia. You can roam freely between the 3 border towns with no need for passports, you only need them if you go beyond the border towns. So we literally could have walked to Brazil for a coffee. Leticia itself was a depressing town, but lu...