Bodacious Booties of Bogota
Bodacious Booties of Bogota Las Lajas Sanctuary We took a bus from Latagunga , switched at Quito and then on to Ipiales, all in all not a bad journey. Anywhoo we got to the border crossing, slightly confusing just working out which buildings to go into. The whole place was awash with poor Venezuelans who had been there for hours, their whole homes packed up in old suitcases and wrapped up in blankets as they waited in line to get their various medical injections and entry into Colombia/Ecuador. There must have been a couple of thousand refugees their children and dogs waiting to gain entry. For us it didn't take too long as we didn't want residency or have need of medical care. After escaping what was a bit of a tense atmosphere we took a cab to our hotel in Ipiales, a town just a stones throw from the border but one that has a magnificent cathedral. The Inside of the Cathedral The Cathedral is called Las Lajas sanctuary and its construction was inspired by a mira...