Day 8-9 Pacific Coast

One of the things I like most about South America is the fact that you can go to a complete different world in very short distances. The region of Chocó, on the Pacific Coast of Colombia, is a very good example: although it is only 200 km from Medellín, it is a world appart!

Arrival at the airport in Bahía Solano, and transfer to the village of "El Valle"

The region is characterised by 3 main criteria:
- it is one of the wettest places in the world with at least 4000mm and 300 days of rain per year
- it has no land connection to the rest of Colombia and is one of the least developped places
- the population is mainly descendant from African slaves with a few autochtonous communities
In short, getting here is a bit like getting back to Africa...

Yet, the hotel we are arriving to is located on a paradise beach with jungle and freshwater streams, and a very warm sea!

The hotel is an eco-lodge type with wooden chalets in the middle of a tropical vegetation.

But as mentioned, the region is very humid and short after our arrival, the rain started and did not stop for about 24 hours!

Dave