Into the Heart of COLOMBIA by 4X4 | An Overland Adventure Film
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- čas přidán 25. 10. 2023
- INTO THE HEART OF COLOMBIA BY 4X4
Driving the Pan American highway actually involves rarely being on the Pan American highway and intentionally going out of your way to see unique, different and exciting things. Sometimes in the middle of beautiful cities, as the tallest cathedral in Colombia.
Quickly overstimulated by the bustling streets of Manizales during a Holiday we’re heading back across Colombias central Andean Mountains. We have a destination pinned on our map, yet campsites or public land are all but non-existent here, that’s going to make things interesting as the sun sets. For now, we’ve got beautiful scenery around us.
We’re in the region called Eye Cafetero, also known as the coffee axis. This region produces the majority of Colombian Coffee. The farm we’re at uses the traditional method of growing, which combines many different medicinal plants, fruit trees and vegetables along with the coffee. This creates a natural ecosystem of defence for the coffee, as opposed to commercial monoculture plantations which have to use pesticides and fertilizers. These old machines are used to strip the shell of the beans, and the second one separates the high quality coffee for export, from the beans they sell to the supermarket.
These Colombian mountain routes are equally exhausting as they are interesting and entertaining. It may all us all day to travel 50 or 100 kms, but the views are amazing, as long as we don’t have to turn around for some reason…
This area is called Tochecito or Finca La Carbonara and these are the tallest Wax Palms in the world. This area concentrates 80% of the world’s wax palms estimated at 600,000. They’re threatened by cattle ranching in the area as the seeds that fall to the ground are mistaken for grass. It’s striking to see palms trees of this size up here at 3000 meters in elevation.
We’re hoping to camp at the top of Cerro Machin. The last time we drove into the crater of a volcano we got stuck for hours in its clay. This time we would face a different terrain hurdle.
Cerro machine is a stratovolcano that’s part of a larger system of volcanos in this region. Since 2010 its seismic activity has steadily increased and is closely monitored. In decades prior it’s been responsible for several evacuations. Now it hosts a small laguna and a farm. I can’t imagine living inside a volcano plug, but camping in it is certainly memorable.
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Probably the best Colombia mountain footage on CZcams, Brilliant!!!!!
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“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks - on your body or on your heart - are beautiful.” Anthony Bourdain. Another epic post.
Thank you for this 🙏🏼
As overlander ourselves, the consequence of leaving small footprints is local impressions of you is as slight as what you left behind
There is so much more Latin America than we know. Thanks for cracking the window open and allowing us to peek in.
You're gonna have another patreon member very soon....
What a beautiful country is Colombia. . Lovely video
By the way,you guys are so adorable.. I love watching your videos 😍
At first, only clicked on your video to check out the truck, now I'm hooked on the whole journey. Fantastic job you two.
Haha awesome! Welcome!
“I’m so happy that it’s chilly, not cold, just chilly”. Yes. Vancouver island sentiments
😂 a poem from home.
It just keeps getting better and better, that panoramic view of the cross was insane not to mention the church and those views of the waterfall… I look forward to watching your show! Y'all be safe and God bless
Thank you so much 🙏🏼
Yet another incredible video! Thank you again for taking us along! Cheers!
Thank you for being here!
Absolutely Amazing!!❤
Awesome. You folks need to be rewarded for showing us the beautiful & true side of Colombia. The scenery, the people & the food! Last week we saw you snacking on Mangosteen, we reminisced about a trip we did years ago to Sulawesi where we feasted on them, Snake Fruit & fresh roasted cashews - it was almost like a life changer for us...much like we hope this experience is for you! Thank you 🙏❤️✌️
I think our reward is being able to live and share this experience with others in hopes they will want to do the same. We wake up every day so grateful to be where we are, doing what we’re doing. This will forever be a life changing chapter of our lives that books won’t even begin to comprehend. 🙏🏼
Zorro means fox in Spanish. Love you guys! I swear, I can't wait for the huge book you'll someday publish, full of huge photographs and journal entries on thick glossy pages!
Amazing! And the book will be epic we’re sure of it. Saving a big space on the coffee table
@33:30 Such a Badass Rig! Very inspiring videos, thank you!
Thank you so much!
Awesome, you guys are putting your efforts to make a beautiful travel documentaries for people like us, who's searching every day for a new episode !!!
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Saludos from Manizales. My wife bumped into you guys while you were staying at a finca in Manizales. Wishing you all the best on your journey. We just discovered your videos today, they are amazing.
Thank you for watching! Manizales was a huge highlight for us, such a beautiful place.
Meg and Stacey are the same person...I swear. ALWAYS chasing animals when the animals don't want to be chased. Another great vid! Getting us stoked to see Colombia!
You’re going to be making a lot of pit stops, that we can be sure of 😂 you’re going to LOVE Colombia!
Wow🤩 camping in a volcano 😍. Really nice place with great view.
Matthew, Land Rover series 1,2,2a and 3 then the defender came out in the early 80’s . Everything before that was a series car 👍🏼 I have two series2a cars so I better know this 😂
THis channel gonna mek millions.
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Okay, I’m hooked! I’m going to outfit my Tacoma and hit the road.
You guys have great content!
Thank you!!
Nice old Hilux, I wanted one but ended up with an 85 Fj62.
I'm from the states but have been in Antioquía Colombia 10+ years, the 50 mil pesos is basically a tip to stop their days progress, pull up all their materials I.e. that wood on the sides used for framing, and make way for you to pass through. My area's been like that for 2 years now. FYI, Concrete is passable for motorcycles in 1 day, light vehicles in 5-7 and heavy equipment in 4 weeks. The main reason I usually go exploring on my motorcycle, 50k in 18 months all in Colombia.
There's tons of cool off the beaten path spots here in Colombia! I've noticed Caldas has more thought and signs designed for tourism though.
Nice vids, happy trails!
Colombia looks so beautiful!! The drone footage of those gnarly roads are epic🙌 I'm Enjoying your vlogs, keep them coming!!💛✌
The name is Colombia. Come and visit us.
@@occidente TY Autocorrect, I'm from British Columbia Canada ;)
Will do once my rig is ready!
We’re so happy you’re enjoying the films!
I'm in love with that Toyota truck.
Amazing video of beautiful Colombia.
Thanks a lot!
legends are legendary... u r legends in the future.. keep going strong
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te esperamos en la patagonia saludos desde neuquen argentina, cuando lleguen tienen que pasar a visitar san martin de los andes.
we are waiting for u, here in the patagonia i hope u enjoy argentina.
At the start of this video I was thinking after the video I was going to leave a comment asking what happened to the beer reviews? And wouldn't you know it towards the end.........Beer review! 👏 you guys are awesome! Keep living the dream.
Hahah you ask, we deliver! Thank you for watching 🙏🏼
Thank you for this wonderful video!!!!! Colombia is an incredible place and seeing it through your experiences is exciting!
Thank you so much for watching!
Amazing epik video
You both are absolutely amazing, love what your doing and seeing your experience, your both inspirational!
Big love and respect to you! 😎🖤🙏💯💯💯
Thank you so much!!🙏🏼
Lots of cool drone shots!
Smashin that button
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You guys keep crushing it week after week!!! Love you guys so so proud of you two ❤️🤘🏼
Thank you Jordan! 🙏🏼
Beautiful story telling, thank you
I really like your channel! I've watched just 2 or 3 episodes so far and you two are very entertaining:) Love the Chinook Toyota. The build looks very nice. I currently have a 07 FJ Cruiser and recently sold a 78 Hilux w motorhome sketch conversion.. Enjoy your trip!
Wow what an amazing adventure.
As I was watching this, I thought that the greatest part of your adventure is that you stay so far off of the beaten path. While having that thought, I realized that the roads you travel are often not much more than a path beaten through the world. Much like the "B" side of an old record, you are showing us the beauty of the parts that aren't the most popular, but somehow even better.
It’s funny, sometimes it’s not planned but we always make sure to try and film the roads we end up on. The unexpected off beaten paths tend to tell the best stories, and that has been our favourite part of the trip so far.
Genial la portada miniatura, saludos desde Manizales. minuto10:11 Land Rover Santana, minuto 17:39 la fruta se llama Curuba. me intriga como han recorrido medio país y no les hayan molestado las autoridades por no traer matrícula adelante🙄, en Colombia todos los carros traen matrícula adelante y atrás. excelente sus videos y narrativas. nos vemos en la ruta🤙
You live in a beautiful city! Hopefully our luck continues with our plate 🤙🏼
You guys are starting to get a good subscriber base, for good reason. I've been following you since way back before you built this thing in Nanaimo!
An OG! Haha slowly but surely 🫡
OK! Not my place but, I understand the sitch. You both need haircuts! Having way too much fun. Love this stuff.
We seriously do. Haha but embracing the caveman style for a little longer
Admiración Y Respeto Dios bendiga nuestra Patria🇨🇴🇨🇴
Un abrazo muy grande para usted dos por tan hermoso documental y recorrer Colombia éxitos y que su experitu viajero perdure por Siempre! ❤❤🇨🇴🇨🇴
Colombia is amazing! We will come back one day ☺️
Yeeaaaaaaahhhhh first geocache ❤❤ that is suuper cool I hope to be one of the first!!
As always phenomenal work you two just looks amazing
Haha yes!! We will try and do more 😂 thank you!
@ToyotaWorldRunners no thankyou!!! You be the first youtube channel that's ever listened to something iv said so that is pretty darn cool!
Another great video. Roll on Landcuriser chinook.
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Love your adventures! Enjoy , keep sharing and stay safe🙏👍
Thank you! Will do!
Funny how that concrete dried up so fast 😅
My husband and I truly Love everything about your MAGICAL videos!! Stay safe Mat and Stacey ❤❤🙌👋
Another amazing episode! When you were going through that ruddy, muddy path, I'm amazed at how solid the Yota is. Y'all did a good job with the build.
We are consistently impressed with the chinook! The weight down low helps a lot!
❤❤ epic camping spots! and great drone footage, greetings from clear and frosty Maple Ridge
Thank you! Clear and frosty sounds different from the usual rain
🎉🎉 love to follow your adventures as I'm prepping for mine
How exciting!
Esa ruta por el alto de la linea y toche es muy bacana
So beautiful!
Matthew and Stacey,
Totally Bad Ass content as always...
Your channel never fails to amaze...
ALWAYS looking forward to the next one...
Stay safe!
Jeremy! We’re so happy to have you here 🤙🏼 thank you!
Now, that’s a weird way to eat curuba!!!😂
for the last few episodes i was burning with envy, but now i burn with impatience for the next episode. very very few people can invest personally monetarily in these kind of adventures. but u 2 define the new term of adventure.
Words that hit us in the feels. Thank you 🙏🏼
Absolutely love these videos. One thing, are we missing the drive from Guatemala to Costa Rica, or did they take another route?
Here in Ecuador, Caruba is known as Taxo. Too me very similar flavor to Maracuyá (passion fruit).
When he spooned it out I thought that it looked a lot like passion fruit too !
This is your best video yet! I watched 13:43 several times laughing...funny as hell! The narration is spot on. Keep it up, and be safe...
😂😂 glad we could make you laugh. We’ve watched it quite a few times too.
Done it again❤️ loved it! The 8 day concrete is a scream! Funny how money makes it dry 🤔🤑🤣
Isn’t it 😂😂
Awesome as always, love the drone footage at the start (and througout). Would you call that beer "sessionable" 🙂🙂
Thank you!! And honestly, YES! Haha but aren’t all cervezas sessionable? We can’t seem to have just one 😂
KILLING it as usual guys 🤟🤟🤟
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Stacey struggling to resist rolling her eyes (and failing) at the “axis of coffee” fist thump on the table 😂😂
Key words: “and failing” 😂
que buen video bro, me alegra que te haya gustado nuestro país, no todo es malo también tiene cosas muy buenas, su cultura, personas muy amables y paisajes hermosos y mucha riqueza natural; solo falta una buena administración que sepa desarrollar todo el potencial que tiene el país. La buena parceros 💛💙❤👊
We love Colombia!
Babe, Toyota World Runners just posted!!
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I became friends with one lady who recently came from Columbia, hot married to one of my neighbors. She often speaks of beauty of her country. I see longing and sadness on her face.
She speaks of hardships, uncertainty and fear for her life, because so much violence, stealing....detailing incidents when she only by a miracle stayed alive.
She also says, it's not isolated to one area only, but widespread.
So, as the country is blest by beautiful nature, it's not fair to present it as adventurers paradise. Just saying....
Land Rover Series II. Defender came later after the Series
Me gustan sus videos per ojala le coloquen subtitulos, in espanish please
One day!
Not a Defender. Series II, or IIA Land-Rover. Likely a Santana build version.
Gotcha! 🤙🏼
Great series! Have you had any dangerous experiences while camping in Mexico or Central America?
We did not! We were very particular and did a lot of research to ensure safety!
Some of the poorest people on this jem have trillion dollar view, very nice post , jealous of ya for coffee, as sitting down here with coffee on fire , thanks for lol ( never knew crist was a free diver ) drone flyby,, definitely $$ grab 8 days my ass 😂
Bountiful rice feild for the win, hot pool made ya look like ya had one big fart
Fantastic scenery, paddocks on side of cliff, people everywhere just being the best of humanity at such bad times giving this old stoner hope for his granddaughters future
Thanks again for reminding me to like post don't know why i don't at start ya never have failed me yet
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Brasil tá perto... hehe
Its a Land rover, Spanish Santana. If you come to Bogota, shoot me a line, i will treat coffee Colombian ofcourse. That was a small bribe, ticks me off , on how they take advantage of turist sometimes. Its not the money, its the principal. Guys be careful.
Excelente video, me podrías decir que motor le pusiste a la toyota y que chasis
Engine: 5VZ-FE and chassis is a 96 LandCruiser
Do you filter all of your drinking water?
Did you wire up the lockers?
One thing you guys never discussed is Restroom and showers?
How qnd where do you use the restroom in the middle of the night?
We do not have a bathroom in the chinook. In Latin America, most of our camping has been at sites with restrooms available, or else we use the shovel a hole method! We do not have a shower either, so whenever we can swim or stay at a site or hotel, we use their facilities!
Would like to buy a Word Runner T Shirt!
Can you do a price breakdown how much you guys spend on gas and food etc per month so we can see if we can do this ourselves too haha
how much spare Fuel do you travel with?
Hahaha....even the road crew can be bribed
That is a fruit. Curuba. Typically it is made into a juice. I don't think I ever met anyone who ate that in any other form. I'm Colombian and i have never seen all the things that you guys have seen. I did go to Minizales once. I have lived in the US the better part of my life.
Is Gaia gps reliable in South America? I’ve been using that in D.R to navigate around
It’s been really good so far! We relay between a few different maps to be sure always though.
Go to Venezuela
hello guys if you guys still in colombia I invite you to my place here in santander el cañon del chicamocha very nice place close to barichara. you camp in my place. cheers guys
Are you guys goin to Ecuador after Colombia?
Yes!
@@ToyotaWorldRunners that’s awesome guys. Enjoy my country hope you love it. 🫶
@@miltonrueda7806 Thank you! I’m sure we will.
When in coffee country did you happen to meet “Juan Valdez”?😂🤣
Quite a few times! He was every where!😂
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