Popáyan

Popáyan is the capital of the southwestern department of Cauca. My time here was pretty uneventful, although pleasant...except getting food poisoning from some unfriendly tropical fruit. I went to the doctor and told him I ate some peaches which I thought gave me food poisoning. My Spanish was particularly off that morning because somehow or another the doctor understood that I got drunk off the peaches and proceeded to ask me how that was even possible and what was I doing in his office. But whatever, we cleared things up, and I survived.

Popáyan was founded in 1536. Today it's known for it's colonial architecture and Semana Santa processions.

It is also home to the scariest statue I have ever seen in my life.