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Colombia

March 4th - 16th, 2011

Date: 03/18/2011
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Another big splash out at the lovely "Donde Chucho" restaurant in Santa Marta, billed by Lonely Planet as "the best seafood on the coast." They can't have been wrong.

Date: 03/14/2011
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My first course was a "Ensalada de Chucho," a house specialty of smoked shrimp, octopus, squid and fish marinated in oil and lime juice. Remembering back, it was so good it makes my head swim!

Date: 03/14/2011
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My main course was another delicious specialty, Robalo in Parmesan and Mozzarella cheese sauce. The first course, main course, homemade flan for dessert, and two Club Colombia beers cost me about $35 US.

Date: 03/14/2011
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Donde Chucho is located in the newly renovated Parque Santander, which contains this uniquely lit gazebo.

Date: 03/12/2011
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My last day in Santa Marta, I took the bus for a 15 minute ride to Tagunga, a nearby fishing village about 3 miles away. It is known to have turned into a "gringo haven," and also a destination for scuba divers.

Date: 03/15/2011
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A fellow traveler at my hotel back in Santa Marta told me not to miss Playa Grande, a beach accessible only by boat or as Lonely Planet calls it, the "cliff hugging footpath." This view is back down on the Taganga harbor from the footpath.

Date: 03/15/2011
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The footpath originates from the beautiful Hotel Bahia Taganga up on the hill, which has rooms with balconies overlooking the bay. It made a nice rest stop along my hike to the beach.

Date: 03/15/2011
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The cliff-hugging footpath from Taganga over the hill to Playa Grande (see path in lower right corner of photo.)

Date: 03/15/2011
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Date: 03/15/2011
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The beautiful horseshoe-shaped bay of Taganga is surrounded by the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, making for spectacular hillside views.

Date: 03/15/2011
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Finally I reach the crest of the footpath and I can see that Playa Grande is worth the 20 minute hike over the hill!

Date: 03/15/2011
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The only thing on Playa Grande is a few beach chairs, and several thatched hut restaurants.

Date: 03/15/2011
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