I decided to fly into Bucaramanga, as it was the last large city in Colombia that I had not visited. I caught the aero-republica flight, which took about 1 hr. The arrival at the airport is spectacular, as it is on a plateau above the town and when looking outside the windows, you almost feel as though you will hit the side of the mountain.

The ride into town is about 40 minutes, and you pass the town of Giron, which is a small colonial town almost joined to Bucaramanga. I ... (more)