A small pilgrimage

Today, I hiked up to Montserrat, a church towering a six hundred meters above Bogotá. At the top I even found a yellow arrow St. James sign, indicating the distance to Santiago de Compostela. Of course, I couldn’t resist taking a picture.

The inscription informs that it’s 7674 km to Santiago. In the background you can see how huge Bogotá is.

The hike itself was quite exhausting for me. I think I am not yet fully used to being 3km above sea level and I still feel jet lagged. It made me even more happy to reach the top and enjoy the magnificent views.

It is also amazing to see how many Colombians are hiking up this relatively steep trail. It was packed!