The Slow Road
Two Women Wandering the World
Filandia's central plaza, with the main church and miniature jeeps for kids to ride around in
One of Filandia's many brightly painted balconies
Chilling in the main plaza (the cloths over their shoulders are typical for rural Colombian men)
This woman crocheting in the doorway of her shop reminded Melissa of her grandma
A busker on one of Filandia's main shopping streets
Chris and Francesca explore the shops
It's not uncommon for people to ride into Filandia on horseback
The rolling farmland around Filandia (used mainly for cattle) with the Andes in the distance
Folk dancers having a snack before a Christmas week performance
Folk dancers in traditional campesino dress (complete with leather bags and machetes)
Young men at Filandia's basket museum demonstrate one of the town's traditional crafts
Houses decorated for Christmas in Filandia
People crowd into the main form of local public transport around Filandia, jeeps
Transport jeeps line several streets, parking in spots that have their destinations painted on the curb
Two men relax amid the Christmas decorations in Filandia's main plaza
Fresh fruit is never hard to find
A kid gets pushed around the main plaza in a little wooden jeep
The colorful exterior of Filandia's most upscale restaurant, Jose Fernando's
We agreed!
A local branch of the Colombian coffee federatiion, where farmers sell their beans
Chris and Francesca in a colorful (but highly mediocre) restaurant on the main plaza, Jahn's Tea House
Christmas turkeys for sale at Filandia's weekly market
The curves would be dangerous if traffic weren't so heavy that the bus could only go 10 mph
