Interview with El Colombiano Newspaper of Medellin

During a meeting in Medellin I was pulled aside by a journo from the Medellin daily newspaper El Colombiano and interviewed about "mochileros" in Medellin. Take a look...

Mompox.org - Growing!

So, the last time I posted here I was announcing the launch of www.mompox.org as an information portal for the town of Mompox. Well, it's popularity is certainly growing as word gets out. Presently we only have transport information in English but before the end of November we hope to have put this into Spanish and with any luck French.

On another note, a big shout out to Chris Moss of Time Out who wrote a fantastic piece about the Colombian Caribbean island of Providencia in today's Observer.

Two Announcements!

We are launching a new Mompox information site. Work started yesterday on www.mompox.org and we have managed to put most travel information To and From Mompox up there. In coming weeks we will be building on this and adding Attractions in Mompox, Shops, Hotels and Restaurants...check it out please.

and

We are on Twitter

@CasaAmarilla

Fiestas in San Jacinto 13 - 17 August 2009

For those of you unaware, San Jacinto is midway between Mompos and Cartagena and is the town where the best hammocks and vuelteados are made in Colombia. We are publicising their fiestas as they should be an incredible and truly Colombian experience...of course there will the the ubiquitous singing and dancing, copious amounts of partying with the gaiteros during which you can pick yourself up a hammock or two!

Second Mompox Independent Film Festival August 13-16 2009

NOW CONFIRMED

The second ever Mompox Independent Film Festival will be taking place from August 13-16 this year. Evoke the spirit of Cinema Paradiso and support this free, open air, independent film festival.

For more information see this article

or

the official Festival website

President Uribe and many Politicians in Mompos - June 20

Today, President Uribe and many members of his government are in Mompos heading up a Consejo Comunal.

This event should outline the present Government's commitments to improving services in the town and around abouts. The discussions have mainly revolved around hospitals, transport links and education. Can this Government deliver?

For more information in Spanish see the Presidential website

New Rooms Open!

I know I know, we have rambling on about these new rooms on this blog for some time now, but really, we have 4 new "deluxe suites" ready. All of these come with air con and ceiling fan and two have televisions with cable. Prices go for 100,000 per room per night but you won't regret it.

Check it out.....

And, lest we forget to mention the bathrooms, with the best showers in Colombia!


Of course, we have the other two private rooms available at 40,000 per night and the dorms as well.





Presently we are working on another new room upstairs but plan on completing this work later in the year in low season.