Landscape – Arkadiusz Paliński

Ronda

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Ronda (36°44’38″ N 5°09’49″ W) is a city in Andalucia, that lies at a steep cliff with a canyon in the middle of a city with two bridges spanning across the canyon.

Cliff of Ronda and the new bridge connecting two parts of the city seen from a viewpoint (36°44’22″ N 5°10’06″ W).

New bridge.

Canyon seen from the new bridge.

Cliff seen across the canyon, view on north.

View on western side of Ronda.

View from Mirador de Ronda (36°44’28″ N 5°10’05″ W).

View from Mirador Virgen Del Rocío (36°44’55″ N 5°10’10″ W) to the south, on western side of Ronda.

And to the west.

View from the old bridge (36°44’23″ N 5°09’48″ W) to the south, across eastern side of Ronda.

Iglesia de Santa Maria la Mayor (36°44’14″ N 5°09’55″ W).

View on the city from the church.

La Concha (36°33’07″ N 4°55’30″ W) is a summit in Spain close to Marbella with a height of 1215 m a.m.s.l. just 5 km from the Mediterranean sea. It’s not the highest summit in the area, but has a great view over the region.

The hike is best to start ar a parking (36°34’42″ N 4°53’03″ W) close to Refugio De Juanar hotel (36°34’48″ N 4°53’07″ W).

Mirador de Juanar (36°33’54″ N 4°53’27″ W)

On the way to Cruz de Juanar. The clear path under the Tajo Negro mountain in the middle of the picture is the Mirador de Juanar (the picture above is the view facing right here).

Cruz de Juanar (36°33’52″ N 4°53’52″ W)

View on La Concha from near El Lastonar.

A bit further from La Concha there is a bench (36°33’04″ N 4°55’33″ W) from which you can see this view – on the left you can see the sea and on the right side you can see Embalse de la Concepción (a reservoir).

Near starting point for the trekking there is also another viewpoint – Mirador del Corzo (36°34’27″ N 4°52’45″ W). The white spot in the center is the nearby town – Ojén (36°33’55″ N 4°51’18″ W).

You can see Ojén better from a viewpoint (36°33’51″ N 4°51’43″ W) near the city.

Guatapé

5 November 2023

Guatapé (6°14’02″ N 75°09’33″ W) is a small town in Colombia 50 km east of Medellín. It is most known for nearby Piedra del Peñol (6°13’10″ N 75°10’46″ W), but it’s also a pretty town.

Piedra del Peñol seen from a viewpoint in Guatapé (6°13’56″ N 75°09’48″ W).

And seen from a parking lot just below the rock (6°13’20″ N 75°10’43″ W).

And the view from top of the rock on nearby lake.

Barichara

4 November 2023

Barichara (6°38’05″ N 73°13’25″ W) is a small town 240 km north-east of Bogotá. It is known for it’s beautiful streets and viewpoints – 250 m cliff, which lowers to a valley 800 m lower than the city before raising to 3000 m.a.s.l. mountain range just 17 km from the city.

Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (6°38’10″ N 73°13’25″ W).

Viewpoint at 6°38’16″ N 73°13’31″ W.

Mirador de Barichara (6°38’08″ N 73°13’39″ W).

A viewpoint in Bioparque Móncora (6°38’40″ N 73°13’19″ W). Barichara can be seen on the left.

Boyacá

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Boyacá is a region in inland Colombia north of Bogotá.

Tunja

Tunja (5°32’ N 73°22’ W) is a medium city in Colombia, 130 km north-east of Bogota.

Plaza de Bolivar (5°31’57″ N 73°21’42″ W).

Catedral de Tunja (5°31’55″ N 73°21’39″ W).

Santuario de San Ignacio (5°31’53″ N 73°21’45″ W).

Iglesia De Santo Domingo (5°31’59″ N 73°21’48″ W).

Villa De Leyva

Villa De Leyva (5°38’0″ N 73°31’30″ W) is a beautiful small village 20 km from Tunja.

Plaza Mayor de Villa de Leyva (5°38’01″ N 73°31’25″ W).

View from Mirador El Santo Sagrado Corazon de Jesus (5°37’30″ N 73°30’49″ W) over the city.

View from viewpoint (5°36’0″ N 73°31’22″ W) near Las Cárcavas and along the way, near Villa de Leyva.

Monguí

Monguí (5°43’19″ N 72°50’56″ W) is a small town 60 km from Tunja and 10 km from Sogamoso. I went there mostly for the view from a small local mountain.