Rural Colombia, the Adventure I was looking for!

After leaving Bogota, I was planning on going to the north coast to do a week long trek to the lost city of the Tayrona (indigenous people) It was only recently discovered in teh 70´s I think, and several travelers recommended. On the way, however, I was going to stop by this Salt Church, deep underground in a salt mine and a place called Villa de Leiva, which is also a beautiful little colonial town. Anyway, here I am, almost 1 week later and haven´t made it that far. I did make it to the church, but then on a bus ride (2 hours, standing most of the way) I met Marlen, who was going to Chiquinquira for a birthday party. In any case, after meeting up with her husband (Mario) and a friend (Emilcen). We had dinner, went for a walk, had a few drinks at a bar, and had an incredible night. For instance, after that, I was invited to their family farm the next day for grilling, I met the mayor of Otanche where I subsequently went with Mrrio for a few incredible days, and met Margarita, Monica, and Jenny, 3 great girls from the town. Needless to say, I haven´t seen another tourist for the past week. Now for some pics:

This is the only picture that turned up in the Salt Cathedral, located in Zipaquira. It is an underground salt mine which they build a cathedral out of. Very large to say the least.

The gentlemen in the picture is "Ingeniero", a great guy who owns the bar and is an Environmental Engineer, and "el Alcalde" Ramiro, mayor of Otanche. When I went to this bar with Mario (from Otanche) and Marlen (Mario´s wife who I met on the bus/van) I met them, as well as several others and had a great night. I also met Margarita, Monica, and Jenny that night, 3 local ladies who were very interesting, and I enjoyed our long conversation immensely.
The following morning, I joined Marlen, Mario, and Emilcen at their family farm where we had incredible food. I met the family and we talked, walked, and told jokes (almost all of which I didn´t understand or did a horrible job of translating) We also ate unbelievable amounts of food, including soup, chicken, beef, potatoes, salsa, and a fair portion of beer as well. It was a great time.