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This is a beautiful area called “Llano Grande” and it is located 1 hour far from Medellín, Colombia (South America). Llano Grande has become a much visited place for Colombians and foreign visitors as well. Plenty of life all the day and night long; this is a place that deserves to be visited by anyone.

Medellín is provided with 2 airports; but it is better to arrive to the Llano Grande’s Airport as this one is just 10 minutes far from Llano Grande.

Since the President of Colombia, Mr. Alvaro Uribe, owns a Finca in the surroundings, the zone is plenty of Army the whole year. This assures that the zone is much protected, which is a great guarantee for a safe vacation time.

There are hotels in the area, but my own experience refers to the “Fincas” (country houses) that can be rented for the amount of days you want. Prices vary from Finca to Finca, being the most expensive ones the biggest houses. The pictures I attach here are from the Finca that I rented with my family on the recently past December 2008. This house is beautiful, plenty of rooms (5 3-double-bed rooms) and wide spaces for the kids to play and for the adults to walk around and enjoy the landscapes.

Around this finca you can find lot of malls, restaurants, discos, markets, super-stores, service stations, and all facilities you can think of. And of course, there is a nice and big Hospital in case you get sick of happiness for being so joyful of this gorgeous place over there!  

Very near of Llano Grande is located the town “Rio Negro” where you can find a wide diversity of activities as well.

The weather is nice but cold (around 18 ºC) and sometimes rainy. So if you plan to go to Llano Grande some day keep in mind to take your coats with you!

There is a trip which is a most, consistent in going down to Medellín; one of the most important cities in Colombia. There is something I love always to see myself and is the “alumbrado” (Christmas lights) along the Medellín River.

We go always on December to Llano Grande since years now because this is such a beautiful place for vacationing. I highly recommend this place to anyone!

Greeting from Colombia,

JAS
March 26, 2009

(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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When we were coming back from Bolivia, we passed through Arequipa for a night. Unfortunately the overnight coach was quite late in getting to our destination and we ended up having to get a hostel at 1.30am. Luckily a friend from Brazil gave us the number for the Colonial House Inn.

The owners spoke English and he was very helpful to a pair tired gringos looking for a bed. In no time we had a large room with a huge comfortable bed, and a second medium bed that was also very comfortable. In the morning the owner and another of the staff help us with finding places of interest in Arequipa, and even gave us a rate of change for US$.

The shower was nice and hot, the only issue was there was only a curtain, so the toilet got covered in water after a shower. But otherwise everything was brilliant, and it only cost 20 Soles for the night. The next day we took in the sites of Arequipa, at a nice relaxed pace. A great relief to some tired travellers, and i would happily recommend it to anyone else.

(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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Temuco is a province in the south of Chile, but due to the isolation, most things were quite expensive. The hotel itself was only 5 minutes by taxi from the city centre, but I would recommend taking a walk every now-and-then because of the cost of taxis in Chile. For 5 mins, you can pay $4 USD, a whopping great amount when you consider other areas in South America. And while things in Temuco were expensive, Santiago was even worse!

Tierra del Sur is a 3-star hotel, located in a quiet area of Temuco, maybe even a little too quiet. It can feel quiet spooky if you leave the hotel at night, and see and hear very little. Temuco is not much of a tourist area, and this very little to see or do, but the people are very friendly and keen to meet the new arrivals. But that could have been because we were there during the National Day of Chile.  

The room had all the comforts of a flat apartment, 2 good bedrooms, lounge, kitchen, bathroom, cable tv, telephone, wireless connection, and heating. Also the staff were very friendly and helpful. Although I don’t recommend the breakfast, as everyday it was exactly the same, so if you need to stay for there for a while, you will eventually grow to hate the food. The area around the hotel was nice, with a courtyard to relax, and a communal area for relaxing and watching the TV with the other visitors.

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This hotel can be accessed at http://www.almuntazahplaza.com.

The room that they gave us was a small football pitch - was so large.

 The hotel is located at the center of the city.

The hotel restaurant is not good at all. However, for breakfasts, it is still an option.

A hypermarket and a small shopping centre is very near to the hotel - walking distance.

The hotel is cheap.

My stay was in October 2006.

(4 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5)

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