big ass ants
We are Alejo and Andrea and you can normally find us living on our sailboat
in the middle of the caribbean
let's keep traveling colombia
but today we're enjoying a break from boat life
and we're showing you the best of our home country colombia
so guys right now we have entered the town of Raquira
and it is a little town in the department of Boyaca
it's very known for all the pots and everything that they make in clay
you can see all the little houses
it's very typical to make them colorful
in the towns in colombia
what do you think?
it's pretty nice
you like it ?
it's beautiful right ?
very colorful
very typical
so you can see all the figures are made of clay
so this is all clay
he has a little twinkle
and that is a typical dress
on how they dress here in Boyaca
the little hat they wear the ruana
so you can see that big one back there
it's made out of clay
All clay
so it's very special about all the towns in Colombia
is that they all have the plaza
which is like the center which would be the downtown of the city
and then the little town they have a little plaza
all the houses are very colorful
you can see the cathedral in the back
every little town will have their own cathedral so they're very special
so behind the nativity,
they have a little zoo where they have animals
so guys this is the ruana
and it's made out of wool
so you stick your head through there
Villa de Leyva
is a beautiful town
one of the largest towns in Colombia
and it is known for the white colonial buildings
and they're everywhere it's a very large town
and all you see is the pavement is made in rocks
is tipical here in Boyaca
so before we leave Villa de Leyva
i wanted to show you guys something super typical here in Colombia
and that is
well first let's take a look at the beautiful house that is behind me
which is super beautiful
i'm going to show you the año viejo
this little character right here
it is something that Colombians make for the new year eve
so for new year's eve they build a character
uh as you can see here they named the guy
so we don't know what his name is
but who knows what his name is
and um he represents the year that we're leaving behind
so it's called an año viejo because it's the old year
and when it's new year's eve
he's filled with
fireworks
and when new year's eve comes
he blows up
that's it for Villa de Leyva
let's keep traveling colombia
so today we are in Juan Curi
which is a waterfall
but it is all about adventure today
so let me show you what we're gonna do
what's up guys so we are going up the mountain
we're gonna be doing a lot of activities
this is all we're gonna be doing like hiking
and keep in mind i'm scared of heights
so yeah pretty nervous
we are going ziplining for the first time ever
how are the zip lining?
very nervous, Amazing
the height is scary
what do you think baby?
how do you feel?
very extreme
people I usually don't do this kind of things
you don't?
this is your first time ?
first time
what do you think you like it so far?
we're testing our limits right now right
so we are going through a little bridge
you can see Alejo
check out the view
oh my god
check out how deep that is
well that was hard
my arms are killing me
now we have to go down the stairs
and we make it to the first waterfall
which is 120 meters
baby are you scared right now?
scare Sh&* Less
why
because this thing is high
high
70 meters high
300 feet
we are in the beautiful town
not a city it's a town
of
Barichara
it's one of the most beautiful towns in colombia
first thing
second thing there's lots of things to do around here
so if you want to do adventure extreme sports
Santander and Barichara is the place to go
you have a city nearby
which is called San Gil
and it has lots of stuff
like what we did yesterday
which was the obstacle course
all the fun stuff
they have bungee jumping
they have bikes that cross
yeah bikes that cross from mountain to mountain
over the air of course like a cable bike
something like that
rafting like Alejo just said
so one of the typical things that they eat here in barichara
is the las Hormigas culonas
which are ants that are very big
and they have
big butts
and they have wings
and they toast them or they fry them ?
they fry them
and apparently they're really good
what do you think ?
we're going to be trying some ants
this little bus that you see here is called a chiva
and that is a party bus
it's a typical Colombian party bus
where we celebrate different events
and you just go around the city around the little towns
just partying drinking having fun
that is very Colombian
just drinking dancing partying
that is we're very energetic people
so this is our house for the next
eight days
it's a little glamping
it's pretty cool we sleep in here with the dogs
it's a little messy
it's pretty nice
one bed was for Natis the other one for franco
we sleep here
but they didn't come so they're empty
we have the shower here
outdoor shower
so we are in an elderly home
today is christmas
so in colombia we celebrate christmas on the 24th of december
like the u.s celebrates it on the 25th
and so we're celebrating Christmas
instead of giving each other gifts
we're bringing lunch to
my mom and my aunt they prepared to bring lunch
to the um seniors of the elderly home
they're also bringing typical music
entertainment
yeah like uh like a group or like some kind of music
for them to have a good day
because well the the people here in the early home
they don't do anything at all for Christmas
so and christmas is very very special in Colombia
so that's what we're doing today
it was a very special Christmas for us
and for the seniors at the elderly home
very few of them get rare visits from their families
so having a different day was very special for them
and we learned that every day is a special gift
and it's our responsibility to make the most out of it
and treasure each healthy day that we get
it is christmas eve
and we are seeing all the lights around the town
and it's super beautiful
you guys check it out
pretty nice
and that's for like music
because everything in Colombia is all about music
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so andrea is about to attempt to eat a ant
fried ant
a big ass ant
yeah big ass
tell us ?
tastes like salt
yeah its salty
like peanuts
their big butts is because they are full of eggs
and people thought that
well first they have a lot of protein
plus they thought that if they eat the ants
they'll be very fertile
and they can have lots of kids
because the butt was filled with eggs?
filled with eggs yes
of baby hats so that's why
did you like them?
why why why did you want to try them so much?
i used to eat them when i was little
your parents gave them to you
yeah
and we are in another beautiful town of colombia
it's called Guane
you can see here we're going to the cathedral
again this is the plaza
just like all the other beautiful towns
the houses here are all very colonial
very beautiful
we just went to a restaurant which was delicious