mountain – Arkadiusz Paliński

Northern Bali

1 September 20241 September 2024

Mount Batur (8°14′20″S 115°22′39″E) is located in the center of the largest caldera in northern Bali.

View from mount Batur on mount Abang (8°16′49″S 115°25′46″E) and mount Agung (8°20′27″S 115°30′12″E, just behind mount Abang, so it looks like it’s shadow or some kind of camera’s error).

View from mount Batur viewpoint (8°16′57″S 115°21′51″E) on mount Batur (left), lake Batur and mount Abang (right).

Nungnung Waterfall (8°19′47″S 115°13′46″E)

Leke Leke Waterfall (8°21′52″S 115°11′50″E)

Jatiluwih Rice Terraces (8°22′11″S 115°07′55″E) are located at the southeastern slope of mount Batukaru, you can see mount Agung in the background.

You can see mounts Batukaru (8°20′05″S 115°05′18″E), Sengayang (8°18′41″S 115°06′11″E) and Adeng (8°19′10″S 115°08′25″E).

Tibu Sampi waterfall (8°26′05″S 115°03′57″E)

Juwuk Manis waterfall (8°23′28″S 114°54′29″E)

Red Coral Munduk waterfall (8°15′29″S 115°04′12″E)

Banyumala waterfall (8°13′02″S 115°06′06″E)

Pucak Manik waterfall (8°12′43″S 115°06′36″E, few different waterfalls at the same place)

Banyu Wana Amertha waterfall (8°12′46″S 115°07′19″E, few different waterfalls in the same place under the same name)

Campuhan waterfall (8°12′14″S 115°08′18″E)

Sekumpul waterfall (8°10′39″S 115°10′57″E)

Landscape

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.

Landscape

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.

Landscape

Boyacá

1 November 20231 November 2023

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.

Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Monguí (5°43’19″ N 72°50’56″ W).

View from Peña de Otí (5°42’30″ N 72°50’34″ W).

Landscape

Chicamocha National Park

7 October 2023

In northern Colombia, south of Bucaramanga (7°07’ N 73°07’ W), there is a Chicamocha National Park on a top of mountain ridge (6°47’24″ N 73°00’14″W). Inside the park there is also a teleférico on the other side of the Chicamocha canyon.