You can't say you have seen Villa de Leyva and the surrounding area, until you've spent a day at the National Park Iguaque. It's located about 1 hour  from the town by bus; the entrance fee is $15 dollars.  It's well worth a visit solely to see the unusual types of fauna and flora.  The trek is approximately 4 hours long:  you move through numerous types of forest from wet jungle to a dry forest with the ty ...

Villa de Leyva, Colombia - Mexican Indian Ceremony from Thinking Nomads We were invited almost accidentally to this Mexican Indian ceremony while wondering the streets of Villa de Leyva. It represents thanking mother earth and also teaching us to live more in tune with nature and not use and abuse. The ceremony was performed at the Blue lakes about 3km outside Villa de Leyva, the area is desert micro climat ...