The plan was to spend the weekend stretching it until Monday which happened to be a holiday. Cinto is a privileged location not only in the Caribbean, or in Colombia, but in the World. The 'Sierra Nevada', set behind the bay, has the highest peaks to be found by the ocean on the entire planet. The highest one elevates up to 5,400 meters (about 16,000 feet). Try to imagine it, permanent snow by the sea, year-round. The view is simply astonishing. The beach in the bay is of pure clean yellow sand, not the gray dirty kind one finds at those touristy resorts. It extends up to almost 2 full kilometers.

One of the privileges that can be found in Cinto, is the presence of fresh water. A stream takes birth up in the mountains and carries it directly down to the ocean where it is separated by a sand bar only 20 meters apart from salted water. If you have ever been in a place with no fresh water, you can understand why this is a miracle.

What can be done there? There's attractions for all ages and types of people. To start, it's a great place to simply rest. Clear your head and read a book, sleep 18 hours a day and eat fresh fish, lobster or crab to the point you just don't want to see another one in the rest of your life. Hammocks are set not only in the house but also down at the beach, making it the perfect spot to enjoy the scenery in front of you, take in the clean ocean breezy air and: smile.

Activities such as snorkeling, scuba-diving can be made possible if you take your own equipment. Fishing is always a good way to spend some time, whether you want to do it at the 'Madre Vieja' (the fresh water pond) or deep into the sea on a 'cayuco' with the local fishermen. Windsurfing, kite surfing, water-skiing, canoeing, all may be done if you have the gear. At night, don't think it's over for crab hunting is a fun thing to do. You walk out at night, with a good powerful flashlight in you hand, and open your ears for the subtle but still noticeable movements of these massive crabs. Their heads only can be the size of two big male fists put side-to-side. Their claws, well try to imagine, mostly intimidating. Once you spot one, the trick is to blind them with light, pointed at them directly into their eyes. At this point, they cannot see a thing, and stay still like a rock. Now's your turn to attack. Happy hunting.

During this weekend, I barely went fishing and canoeing a couple of times. I spent most of the time just enjoying the place and reading a book my mother gave me. Check the Picture Gallery for pictures. Or go directly to the photos by clicking here.