Minca is a shortish ride by minibus from Santa Marta. I decided to come here for two reasons:
- Run away from the heat and humidity of the coast (though this was only successful for night time temperatures –at least nicer to sleep in!)
- Some hiking in the rain forest
The village reminds me a lot of Mindo in Ecuador- and has the same selling points: rain forest, birding, chocolate, coffee and some adventure activities.
I took a hike to La Candeleria coffee/chocolate factory. I did this with the main purpose of having chocolate J However they had plenty of coffee beans for sale but not what I came for! It was a tough, steep uphill climb most of the way- I was sure that I had burnt up all that chocolate I was going to consume!! Hehehehe- or not. The hike does provide nice views of the valley and you can see the city of Santa Marta on the coast. It was also nice as there was not much traffic on the road due to it being a Sunday.
