To Dirtgirl, I spent 5 months in Colombia recently, and toured around by bike, and one route I'd absolutely recommend is South of Cali, Popayán - San Agustín - Tierradentro - Popayán, it is absolutely the most beautiful part of a beautiful country, should not be missed. It's nearly all dirt roads, the part from Popayán to San Agustín is terrible (but beautiful and great fun), took me 6 hours to go 120km's, and it's an amazing route.
When you take the route from San Agustín to Tierradentro, just before you reach San Andrés de Pisimbala, there is a choice between a bamboo suspension bridge over the river or a one hour detour. As it was getting dark I decided to take the bridge as locals were walking their bikes over. Their bikes weigh a lot less... It's the closest I've come to losing my bike, I recommend you take the detour!
Anyway, if you have the time this is the best route I found in the whole of Colombia, so enjoy!
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