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Last updated on December 8th, 2023

Pueblito Pance will cost 75,000 COP from the Colombian Hostel said the taxi driver. We were off from our original assumption of 25,000 COP. We couldn’t afford to pay that much, so Abraham asked the driver to drop us off at the edge of town.

Jordan admiring the waterfall Pueblito Pance

Jordan admiring the waterfall

Abraham, Jordan, Robin and I decided to take shackled-up buses to Pueblito Pance to save some coin; we took two buses.

The first bus had plenty of room; the second bus was another story.  There was no space.  I was the last person to get on and the bus started driving while I was still standing beside the open door. I had to sit down on the floor quick because I didn’t want to fall off. Luckily, a passenger got off at the next stop and I got a seat. Poor Robin though, he was at the back of the bus and had to stand in the narrow aisle — all sweating bullets for twenty-plus minutes before we got off mid-way to Pueblito Pance.

There were a couple of waterfalls to see. There was an entrance fee of 6,000 COP to enter the park and tour the waterfalls. We convinced the park guide to drop the price to 5,000 COP because we were budget travellers.

Robin photo bombing the waterfall Pueblito Pance

Robin photo bombing the waterfall

The water was cold because it was coming from the mountain. The second waterfall was more secluded and we had to hike about 15 minutes uphill to reach it.

After viewing the waterfalls we headed back uphill towards Pueblito Pance. The park guide told us the walk was approximately 20 minutes. What a horrible approximation. The hike uphill to Pueblito Pance was  an hour – and I don’t like hiking, especially uphill with my camera gear. I wish we flagged down a car or taxi; though there weren’t many.

When we finally arrived to Pueblito Pance, we sat down at a house-restaurant: one of those homes which also has a restaurant. There was only one table in this restaurant and it was a grandmother doing the cooking.

We ordered a meal consisting of vegetables, rice, eggs, beef, juice and Colombian coffee. We had to request a second serving of the dressing which included cilantro, corn and some other secret Colombian ingredients. We doused our dish with the dressing because it was so flavourful.

Stupid Robin didn’t order anything because he ate some street food right before we headed uphill towards the waterfalls. He regretted not ordering when he saw how good the food looked and the large portion size. The meal was worth the one-hour hike uphill. The best part was it only costed 7,000 COP each including the drinks and an almost lifetime supply of the secret Colombian dressing.

We missed our 4 p.m. bus back into Cali, so we waited for about 75 minutes at the town center in front of a church. There were 7 dogs waiting with us as if they never smelled foreign blood. They would chase or bark at each other every now and then.

The bus finally arrived with passengers including school children. One of the boys was making the hook ‘em horn sign; nothing bad. When the same boy got off the bus, Robin greeted him with “como estas,” and the boy confidently replied, “fuck you, man.”

Vincent Croos

About the Author: Vincent Croos

Hola Parceros,

I’m the founder of Aperlust. I enjoy web development and SEO and am into snowboarding and linguistics. In my spare time, you can find me destroying my opponents in chess across the globe.

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