Our adventure starts in the central highlands, famous for its dramatic canyon landscape, roaring rivers, waterfalls, and a relaxed pace of life. Our base will be in the pretty town of Barichara, which is a UNESCO world heritage site – a town full of charm and a strong community spirit which we will be become part of through our host Brendan and lovely wife Josie.
Our days here will combine restorative yoga and scenic hikes to explore the 300-year-old colonial footpaths known as ‘el camino real’, to find the prettiest of villages, before rolling up our sleeves to help the community with their reforestation and social housing projects.
The evenings we will be spent sampling the most delicious local food in one of the uber cool restaurants, visiting a coffee farm and haggling for a chic trilby or two.
As with all our Midlife adventures – they are put together by our in-country partners who spearhead the sustainable community and conservation projects we support. Brendan Topp is our man in Colombia, he lives in Barichara with his family, running Jakera Colombia, a volunteering and adventure NGO. Through Brendan we will contribute to two ongoing community projects.
1. Family in need
For every Leap team that arrives in Barichara, a family in need gets
identified for ‘Leap support’ by the community. This support comes in
many different disguises but what we do know is it involves rolling up one's
sleeves to get stuck in. Previous teams have painted, levelled out
floors, shopped, washed, gardened and sorted various homes. These simple
social work projects make a profound difference for everyone involved.
2. Reforestation
This project is led by the Barichara fire brigade who are in charge of
reforesting the community land. Again, every Leap team helps out at the
tree nursery and over the last few years we have made a huge
Accommodation
Barichara: (or similar) https://casabari.com.co/nuestras-casas/casa-bari-la-antigua/
Food
Breakfast and lunch included.
Supper will extra out in town.
