La finca al fin del mundo

This past weekend I travelled with friends from AIESEC to a finca in Girardota (about 40 min to an hour outside of Medellín). A finca for those of you who dont know, is the Colombian version of a cottage or ranch. Essentially it is located outside of a large city, somewhere in the country or in a mountainous area.

We travelled to Girardota by bus, and we were about 3/4 of the way there when our bus wasnt going to be able to drive up a certain part of the mountain given road conditions. (Apparently I have the worst luck with buses). So we stopped, in the middle of no where, but thankfully in Colombia there are these little shops located randomly throughout every part of the country where you can normally buy beer and snacks. So while we were waiting for people to decide how we were going to get the rest of the way to the finca, we were all chillin next to a field filled with cows drinking beers.

About 30 minutes later we were able to hire this man with a jeep to take us up the mountain. We managed to fit 15 people inside the jeep, the majority of us were stuffed in the back, 2 in the front, and a couple people riding ontop of the jeep (yea... that´s allowed in Colombia.
After a tight and uncomfortable 15 min later we finally arrived to the finca. It was definitely a remote location to stay for the weekend, as we were far from society in the country right in the mountains. Hence why this blog post is called "La finca al fin del mundo"... which means... "The finca at the end of the world". However, the views were stunning, and totally worth the crazy trip to get there.


The finca we stayed at was beautiful and was on a large piece of property. It had a pool, sauna, dancefloor and a room with a pool table, in addition to the standard rooms, bathrooms, kitchen etc. There were already a few people playing pool, waiting for everyone to arrive. Upon arrival everyone went through the property to rightfully claim their bed for the night. There were about 4 bunkbeds in every room... so they were cozy.

We had a few sessions regarding AIESEC stuff to start the night, which included introducing all the trainees, as there was 2 new guys from Perú who had just arrived that Friday night, and one new guy from Brazil. In total there were 5 of us (Trainees).... 2 from Brazil, 2 from Perú... and ME ! Representing Canada. After the AIESEC discussions were over, we ate dinner, and then promptly got the party started. I can´t get over how much we danced.... Im pretty sure I danced for a solid 4 hours that night maybe more. Our dancing consisted of reggaeton, salsa, merengue and my personal favourite... bachata. The majority of us were dancing barefoot because well... it´s hard to dance in flipflops.



I was also introduced to a new type of liquor called Pisco, which the Peruvians brought with them. Pisco is a typical Peruvian alcohol made from fermenting grapes. It is a colourless but very strong drink. It essentially tastes like wine, but packs a punch. We each took a shot to taste the Pisco... "puro" or in english "pure", then we mixed it with ginger ale, lime, and ice. It was delicious. I definitely recommend anyone to try it, if you get a chance.








So Friday night consisted of a LOT of dancing, pisco, karoke, and just enjoying being away from the busy city life. Saturday was a beautiful and HOT day, so we all lounged by the pool, chatting, drinking beer, and just soaking up the sun. Saturday was a more low key day as we were recovering from the night before, but it was nice to just relax and not have to do anything.


We ended up heading home from the finca around 4pm, back to Medellín, back to normal life. I could definitely get use to the finca life, it was super relaxing, wouldn´t mind doing that every weekend.