Popayan


The White City of Colombia

Popayan is a relatively small city in the middle of Colombia. The central historical district is flanked by white buildings just about everywhere. It has been said that it is one of the gastronomy capitals of Colombia, but to me, Colombia is one big gastronomical country in every region.

Walking around here was very easy to get lost because most of the buildings in the central area were indeed white with people selling stuff on every inch of space on the sidewalks. It was a quite relaxing town with a lot of old structures and while we were there, they were doing a festival to honor all of the horses that served carrying carts which was something interesting to see.

Other than that, watching people go about their daily lives in the plaza in which children played and people sold stuff was good enough for me ….