Guane, is a small town in the state of Santander, Colombia. It is located just outside Barichara and is accessible by a two hour hike on an old road or a minibus. It is a traditional Colombian town where people still greet everyone they meet on the road and talk to foreigners. All photos were [...]

Guane, is a small town in the state of Santander, Colombia. It is located just outside Barichara and is accessible by a two hour hike on an old road or a minibus. It is a traditional Colombian town where people still greet everyone they meet on the road and talk to foreigners. All photos were taken by Wade Shepard in 2011. If you would like to use one of our photos please see our photo use permission page.
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- A Colombian boy balances a deflated soccer ball on his head
- A tall clock tower built outside a restaurant on the main square of Guane.
- The Colombian village of Guane
- The outside of a Colombian house
- Fossils put into the walls of an old building in Guane
- Young girl working in a tourist shop on the main square
- A goat blocks our path on the trail from Barichara to Guane
- A male goat grazing outside of Guane
- Colombian kids sit on a stone bench in the main square
- The majestic mountains that surround Barichara and Guane
- The beautiful Colombian countryside
- This stone building is the Paleontology and Archaeology Museum in Guane
- Granadilla, or passion fruit, for sale
- A stone path of what used to be the old road from Guane to Barichara
- This is a free sample of the homemade liquor of Guane
- Sabajon Siboney, a homemade liquor that is like eggnog
- A sign outside a shop selling goat milk products in Guane
- A stone sign marking the old road from Barichara to Guane
- A gateway made of stone with a wood fence in the Colombian countryside
- Streets made of stone in the village of Guane
- Tobacco and clothes hung up to dry outside a home with a stone wall
- Tobacco hanging up to dry under a metal roof
- The view of the Colombian countryside surrounding the town of Barichara
- View from the Hiking Trail from Barichara to Guane
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After traveling on her own for three or four years, Chaya met up with Wade Shepard, the editor of VagabondJourney.com. They were married in 2009, and continue to travel the world together with their young daughter. From time to time Chaya blogs about family travel and life on the road. Chaya Shepard has written 102 posts on Vagabond Journey. Contact the author.
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