2 Days Private Tour in Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Aracataca

4.0 (1 reviews) Caribbean Coast, Colombia
Duration2 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

This journey allows us to understand the creative process of the writer. It helps us see the influence that great writers from around the world had on his political and literary thinking and especially the great influence of his grandparents and the environment in which he lived his first 22 years.

Likewise, it helps us understand several of his works and especially Love in the Time of Cholera, One Hundred Years of Solitude, the Colonel Has No One to Write to Him, and others.

What's included

  • Breakfast
  • lunch and dinner

What to expect

Day 1: Departure in Cartagena at 6 AM.
  1. Fundacion
    20m
    We visit the main square where The United Company got Influence
  2. Aracataca
    30m
    In Aracataca, ther was an office .This place got influence in the caribean economy in the 20 century through out an American Company name The United Fruit Company. There is also a very old house where used to lived Ferguson The first teacher of our journalist.
  3. 20m
    In Aracataca we have the post office where Gabriel García Márquez's father worked when he fell in love with Luisa Santiaga.
  4. Aracataca
    50m
    Walking through the streets of Aracataca is an enriching experience.
Day 2: Visiting Macondo - Aracataca
  1. Casa Museo Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    1h
    In this beautiful place, we will discover the magical and realistic spaces where Gabo finds himself.

    The house represents his childhood and his relationship with the magical world and the reality of a soldier with his feet on the ground.
  2. Casa del Telegrafista
    20m
    This recently restored place can be visited from the outside, and allows us to learn a little more about the character and profession of the father of the novel prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
    In today's glovalized world, with social networks at the reach of a click, this place allows us to understand the importance of the telegraph with all its potential.
  3. Iglesia San Jose
    20m
    Gabo was not religious but he respected the beliefs of others, and this church was related to his life, from his earliest age.

    A famous writer, novel winner of literature, called Gabriel Garcia Marquez "The man who killed God." Why?
  4. Rio Aracataca
    20m
    Water is an essential part of the life of Colombians, thanks to the large number of rivers in the country and the Aracataca River with its rocks like dinosaur eggs is no exception.
    Colombia no tiene dos oceanos; son tres.
  5. Rio Aracataca
    40m
    Water is a vital element for life and in the work of the journalist and poet Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

    The little fish from One Hundred Years of Solitude not only swim in the rivers of Colombia, but also in the minds of the yellow butterflies.
  6. Aracataca
    45m
    We have the monument to Remedios the beautifull from One hundred years of solitude, The train Station and a lot more.
    Is it possible to enter heaven in a corporeal form?

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Pickup time is early in the morning 6 a m.

Additional information

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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