I must confess that I came to Colombia during the rainy season. Did I know that ahead of time? Ummmm, perhaps I skimmed over that minor detail during my preparations. And I almost didn’t pack a rain jacket! (Wow, what a dumb move that would’ve been.) But ask anyone in the country and they’ll tell you: there’s really no summer or winter in Colombia due to its latitude, just the wet and dry seasons. And damn if there ain’t rain in the wet season! So when I arrived in the iconic coffee triangle town of Salento for the must-do day of hiking Valle de Cocora, I prayed I wouldn’t have to do it in the rain and the mud. I mean, how would I take pictures?! And as we’ve discussed, I’m not the world’s greatest hiker in the best of conditions. For the most part, the rain hasn’t been an issue or a fun inhibitor in Colombia at all. It rained for maybe an hour in the afternoons in Cartagena and Santa Marta, but everyone was grateful that it cooled things down a bit. And though it normally it rains almost every day in Bogotá year round, I had shockingly good weather while I visited. […]