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richiecdisc Says: One thing you notice right away are the many gorgeous doors of Barichara. While it may lack in the balcony department compared to other Colombian gems, it lacks not when it comes to doors. Jim Morrison would be proud to call this his final resting place.
richiecdisc Says: This was one of best bird sightings in Colombia and to be honest probably ever. I guess what make it so special was it being so unexpected. We were just checking out a hilltop church when I spotted what looked like, and turned out to be, one very large and colorful bird. The...
richiecdisc Says: Though it dates back to 1831, Capilla de San Antonio has the distinction of being the newest church in town and in such a small town as Barichara, it's likely you'll walk by it if you are wandering its charming streets.
richiecdisc Says: The Camino Real is a historic 9 kilometer hike along an ancient stone-paved road that links Barichara with the even more quiet town of Guane. This indigenous trail is well marked and if done to Guane from Barichara, mostly downhill and will take around 2 hours one-way.We...
richiecdisc Says: The simple Capilla de Jesus Resucitado belies an incredible carved wooden altar that is well worth peeking in for but the cemetery just next door is its true calling card with elaborate stone tombs and as seemed par for the course the day we were in town, fair bird-life.
richiecdisc Says: The Parque para Las Artes is a cute little area filled with statues all relating in some way to water and things that live there. It's not so much as a park per se but there are great views back into town as well as the valley leading to nearby Guane. There are also many...
richiecdisc Says: At the north end of town, scenically situated on a hill overlooking the town, the painstakingly reconstructed Iglesia de Santa Barbara hides well the fact that only its facade is original. Its simple interior is a nice place to take a quiet breather and escape the midday...
Catedral de la Immaculata Concepcion
richiecdisc Says: The key feature of Parque Principal and the most impressive building in town as well is the imposing Catedral de la Immaculata Concepcion. The fairly elaborate 18th structure is made of pretty reddish stones that turn a stunning deep orange at sunset so well worth hanging in...
richiecdisc Says: As one might expect in such a charming colonial town as Barichara, its town square is the focal point of all social life. Much like neighboring San Gil and unlike most of the mountain towns we had thus experienced in Colombia, Barichara's Parque Principal is a lush affair,...
richiecdisc Says: Most people who travel to Barichara are going not for sights per se but for the overall beauty of an incredibly well-preserved colonial town that looks as if it were preserved in a time-capsule. The architecture is stunning in its simplicity and the overall effect is as if...
1 Review and 6 Opinions This is a comfortable hotel constructed in the nineteenth century with the capacity to house eighty...
Panaderia Central: a convenient & pleasant snack stop
richiecdisc Says: We had breakfast fairly early and though it was close to lunch were in need of a pick-me-up while exploring quaint Barichara. We hadn't truly committed to eating at the city's famed Color of Ants restaurant so popped into this bakery on the main square for a coffee....
The Color de Hormiga (The Color of Ants): eating ants ain't half bad
richiecdisc Says: The Color de Hormiga (Color of Ants) sure sounded good in our guidebook but it was also very expensive in the scheme of our budget so we didn't make a definite plan to go there. Still, there was no way we would be in such a small town as Barichara and at least not have a...
Restaurante El Cabrito a la Brasa: Open all day- delicious, typical regional choices
awinkza Says: The atmosphere was basic, although the large carved wooden chairs were quite decorative. The sincere and helpful owner was prepared to please with a selection of local dishes and grilled chicken that was delicious. Nothing fancy, but a fair price for a tasty meal of generous...
Color de Hormiga: Don't miss this
kbeisser Says: "Color de Hormiga, C8, No. 8-44. If you visit only one restaurant in Santander it should be this one. Billing itself as “atypical” food, Color de Hormiga specializes in all things ant; the hormiga culona is a large-winged ant often eaten as a snack in the region. Here, the...
MalenaN Says: To come to the restaurant you have to go up some narrow stairs. The restaurant is an open-air restaurant under a thatched roof. I had one of the lunch options with chicken. Before the chicken meal I got a big soup. To drink I had Pepsi cola. The lunch was 8000 pesos (July...
easy to reach Barichara is a can't miss
richiecdisc Says: Barichara is easily reached from nearby San Gil which is right on the main road from Bogota to points north. Go to the local bus terminal rather than the larger one serving the rest of the country and beyond. It's located at Calle 15 & Carrera 10, which is a short...
MalenaN Says: More local buses are leaving San Gil from a small bus terminal on the corner of Calle 15/Carrera 10. The buses for Barichara are leaving about every 45 minutes. When I arrived at the terminal I didn’t have to wait long for the bus to leave. The ticket was 3300 pesos (July...
richiecdisc Says: One of the reasons that we chose to day-trip to Barichara rather than stay there overnight was the logistics of getting our fairly large packs there. We were carrying a lot of trekking equipment along with the clothes necessary for a two-month trip to a country of many...
richiecdisc Says: We made our way to a park perched high on a hill on the northern end of town, noted for watching condors, all the while snapping pictures to our rear of the stunning town. The park was cute and indeed we saw a few condors circling as well as one interesting but elusive...
the Motmot vs. the time-capsule
richiecdisc Says: This is one stunning old colonial time-capsule of a town. Despite being big birders and coming across one of our best ever bird sightings and first ever one of a Motmot, it still did not top wandering the quiet scenic streets that the town is famed for. Ok, maybe the Motmot...
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