Colombia Travel Podcast with Mariana Ospina

Mariana Ospina settles in one part of Colombia, learns it properly, then moves somewhere connected to it. She travels the way a resident would. Colombia is the only South American country with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and between those coasts lie flat lowlands, high Andes and the open Llanos. The show's range covers Bogotá's high Andean setting, Cali's position in the country's interior, the Caribbean port of Cartagena, and the sparsely populated Llanos grasslands to the south and east. Those last open plains are where the country's population thins out, unlike the agricultural north and west. The show unfolds over time. Mariana returns to places in different seasons, watches how the high Andes, the Caribbean coast and the Llanos change with rain and sun, and lets knowledge accumulate the way it does when you stay somewhere. That is how a stranger becomes a resident. Mariana Ospina lives in Colombia and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Mariana is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement. A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers. ☕ Enjoying the show? These episodes are free and stay that way because listeners chip in — if a coffee's worth it, support the journey: buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next. #Colombia #ColombiaTravel #SouthAmerica #Bogotá #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/colombia/

  1. Oct 28

    Valledupar Last Day Accordion Culture and River Banks

    Mariana spends her final full day in Valledupar, navigating the cédula bureaucracy, visiting the Museo Cocha Molina, and reflecting on the city's deep vallenato roots before moving north. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Colombia: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Colombia guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 89 of Colombia Travel Podcast with Mariana Ospina. Mariana Ospina is in Valledupar, Colombia. Places in this episode: Casa Belén Cocina, Centro / 'Viejo Valledupar', Comuna 1, Plaza Alfonso López, Parque de la Leyenda Vallenata, Salón de Reyes, Glorieta 'Pedazo de Acordeón', Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Covered: Vallenato Museums, Rio Guatapurí Infrastructure, Banking Bureaucracy, Local Districts, City Safety & Neighborhoods. Chapters:00:00 Casa Belén Cocina01:23 Centro / 'Viejo Valledupar'03:45 Glorieta 'Pedazo de Acordeón'06:15 Plaza Alfonso López08:08 Restaurante Puerto09:56 Riverside A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #Valledupar #CesarColombia #VallenatoCulture #TravelColombia #MuseoCochaMolina #SierraNevadaSantaMarta #RioGuatapurí #PlazaAlfonsoLopez #ColombianFood #CedulaDeExtranjeria #SIVABus #CasaBelénCocina #MiNonaCafe #RestaurantePuerto #ApartaHotelElCaciqueUpar #KbetoZuleta #FestivalVallenato #IndigenousColombia https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/colombia/

    Valledupar Last Day Accordion Culture and River Banks
  2. Oct 27

    Accordion Houses and Guatapurí River Banks in Valledupar

    On my last full day in Valledupar, I visit the Museo Cocha Molina to see where legends are made, walk the Plaza Alfonso López as the afternoon heat breaks, and end with a coffee at Mi Nona Café while reflecting on the city's music, bureaucracy, and the road ahead. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Colombia: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Colombia guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 88 of Colombia Travel Podcast with Mariana Ospina. Mariana Ospina is in Valledupar, Colombia. Places in this episode: Museo Cocha Molina, Plaza Alfonso López, Parque de la Leyenda Vallenata, Novalito, Restaurante Puerto, Mi Nona Café, Río Guatapurí, Balneario Hurtado. Covered: Vallenato Museums, Bureaucracy & Residency, Local Cuisine Costs, City Safety Context, Public Transit Logistics, Cultural Heritage Sites. Chapters:00:00 Museo Cocha Molina02:01 Calle 1406:28 Calle 2509:44 Restaurante Puerto A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #ValleduparTravel #VallenatoMusic #ColombiaLiving #MuseoCochaMolina #RioGuatapurí #NovalitoDistrict #SIVATransit #CedulaExtranjeria #DiomedesDiaz #KbetoZuleta #SierraNevadaBirding #ChivoStew #PlazaAlfonsoLopez #ColombiaBudgetTravel #CesarDepartment #UNESCOHeritage #TravelTipsColombia #MarianaOspinaPodcast https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/colombia/

    Accordion Houses and Guatapurí River Banks in Valledupar

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Mariana Ospina settles in one part of Colombia, learns it properly, then moves somewhere connected to it. She travels the way a resident would. Colombia is the only South American country with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and between those coasts lie flat lowlands, high Andes and the open Llanos. The show's range covers Bogotá's high Andean setting, Cali's position in the country's interior, the Caribbean port of Cartagena, and the sparsely populated Llanos grasslands to the south and east. Those last open plains are where the country's population thins out, unlike the agricultural north and west. The show unfolds over time. Mariana returns to places in different seasons, watches how the high Andes, the Caribbean coast and the Llanos change with rain and sun, and lets knowledge accumulate the way it does when you stay somewhere. That is how a stranger becomes a resident. Mariana Ospina lives in Colombia and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Mariana is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement. A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers. ☕ Enjoying the show? These episodes are free and stay that way because listeners chip in — if a coffee's worth it, support the journey: buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next. #Colombia #ColombiaTravel #SouthAmerica #Bogotá #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/colombia/

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