Hostal Fàtima

After an 8-hour bus journey from Salento to Bogotà, we arrived at this Hostal Fàtima. Although drab on the outside, inside is a maze of brightly coloured rooms and sunny patios with lots of stained-glass windows and potted plants. We were lucky to get a lovely double room with a big bathroom and compared with other backpackers, we've been travelling quite upmarket with our private bedroom and bathroom which averages out at 15-20 quid a night. Most of our fellow travellers have been in dorms with shared bathrooms, spending about a fiver a day plus 2 or 3 quid for food. And apparently, Colombia is quite a bit more expensive than all other S. American countries except for Chile and Argentina.