Recovering and wallowing in mud in Tayrona National Park, Columbia

After the mud, mighty rivers and exhaustion of Ciudad Perdida, we were looking forward to some tranquility. We'd heard about Tayrona National Park, only one hour away from Taganga, with its white beaches, windswept palms and chilled vibe and thought that this was the perfect spot. However as we were discovering, after all of the rain, much of Columbia had turned into a mud swamp, and Tayrona had not escaped.


Tayrona is very picturesque, it is raw in beauty and there's lots of wildlife; we even caught a glimpse of a toucan and I had a monkey chase me after it swung out of a tree. To top if off the beaches are clean and pristine. Unfortunately, in South America there is a real problem with discarding rubbish and often it is thrown out of bus windows, on to the street or into the sea. With a lack of awareness and education this is a very real issue throughout the continent.


Embracing the mud in between our toes



Walking through the jungle barefoot!