I enjoyed very much this journey through the Caribbean coast of Colombia: first of all Cartagena with its historical center (colorful houses, nice doors and balconies, a great work of restoration (the architect Alvaro Barrera explains his philosophy of the restoration and shows the example of the Casa Pestague).
Then we have a musical moment: Clara, Raphaël's guide in Cartagena explains him what is the cumbia; a seduction dance with native, European and African influences: we know also about the champeta, a very popular music with African and native influences : Charles King and Melchor Perez explain that this music treats about the daily life and the feelings of African-Colombian people.
We know also about the Lebanese immigrants who began to arrive in 1850; at the beginning they were making trade in the banana plantations, but later they begin to be important traders of fabrics and other goods: nowadays they are living in precious Arabic houses and there are now mosques in Colombia.
With Raphaël we discover the life of the fishermen in Boquilla: his guide Ivan shows him how to catch fishes and crabs: besides the men and women try to get other incomes from the tourism (working as guides) and we discover the seaside at Mata de Platano where Bryan manages an ecologic guesthouse and where tourists can practice beach volleyball and surfing.
Also we learn about about biodiversity and birds fauna: in the Sierra Nevada there are about 600 species of birds (21 species are endemic, in all Combia there are about 1.900 species of birds: an great opportunity for ecotourism.
About the half of Colombia is covered with forests: in the National Park of Salamanca the forest rangers are educating the children about the care for the local forest: we see also how the Kogui Indians grow plantain, cassava and coffee trees with a great respect for the forests.
Also the Wayuu people in the Guajira peninsula try to live in harmony with the nature, because the forests give them food (fruits), medicinal herbs and wood for the construction of their houses.
I enjoyed very muchthe different landscapes (the colonial Cartagena, the mangrove at Boquilla, the island of Santa Cruz del Islote (a community of fishermen), the seaside at Mata de Platano and the area of the Guajira and I appreciate very much the kindness of the Colombian men and women.