Anyway... a couple of weeks without seeing a volcano and we're going cold turkey. So instead of checking out Manizales, the nearest town to our hostel, we take a tour to the Parque Nacional Natural Los Navados, home to 3 of the biggest volcanoes in Colombia.
Sadly it's really cloudy so all we see are some unusual plants - the Frailejon is particularly cool, like a cross between a palm and a cactus it only grows at an altitude of between 3800 and 4200 metres, and even then has to be within a few hundred miles of the equator. So quite a rarity.
There are some lovely mosses too.
And Wend reckons this beauty is an Arnica, a natural remedy for bruises and other sore hurties.
The day isn't a total write off though, as we end the afternoon relaxing in these lovely thermal pools. Heated of course by the volcanoes that we never got to see.
Oh, and sunset from the hostel terrace wasn't too shabby either.
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