Wide-eyed through winding streets on the back of a motorcycle... I don't think I've ever seen that much green. The beauty of this place is beyond words.

Yesterday, I visited the pittoresque colonial town of Barichara. On today's agenda: la cascada Juan Curi, an amazing waterfall.

Apart from that, I got to taste quite a few new things, especially some exotic fruits:

• hormigas culonas - big ass ants, a Santander specialty

• panela con limón - kind of a lemonade made of panela

• guarapo - an alcoholic drink made of panela

• mango biche - green mango with lemon (I skipped the salt)

• chirimoya - another fruit

• jugo de lulos - juice made of another fruit

• hojaldre con bocadillo - a pastry filled with something made of guayaba

• yuca - a potatoe-like root, also known as manioc or cassava