We actually took our real honeymoon. The house in Villa de Leyva was our destination, but this time it was just the two of us for 5 days and couldn't have been better. We spent a lot of time in town shopping in the plaza, eating in tasty restaurants, and people watching. Occasional rain stopped us from going back to the waterfalls to repel, so we rented a couple of bikes and rode over 20 km in one day...the last 3 of 4 hours Matt spent riding on a flat on hilly dirt roads. Ouch!
Despite the flat tire and sore bodies, the day was worth it. An ostrich farm was our first destination where Matt was able to feed an ostrich, and we were able to eat one! Ostrich chorizo = YUM!
After eating some ostrich we headed to El Fosil. The area in which Villa de Leyva is located was once in the ocean, so there are several fossils to be found in the valley. In the VERY TINY museum, you can see a VERY LARGE fossil of a sea creature, the Kronosaurus. Even though it took 5-10 min to go through the entire museum, it was worth the 4,000 pesos to catch a glimpse of this guy.
After seeing ancient sea creatures, we headed to Infiernito, an archaeological site of the pre-columbian Muisca with upright standing stones and burial grounds. In one area, there are 2 lines of stones believed to be used for astronomical observation. Throughout the rest of the park are phallic stones.
Who knows what Matt and I were thinking after our sore butts from bike riding all day, but the next morning we got up and went for a 2 1/2 hour horseback ride. It was amazing, and my horse was much calmer this time. We even had some fun galloping. Our guide took us up into the hills to see views of the city, and we stopped at a small restaurant (aka some lady's house) for a beer while the horses took a little break. The morning was gorgeous, and we even have a little souvenir from Matt's horse. He kicked off his shoe at the end of the ride!
I miss Villa de Leyva so much more now and can't wait to go back!
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