Photo Essay: Christmas in the Andes of Colombia

Traveling during a holiday that’s shared in your home country is a great way to fast-track to the heart of a foreign culture as you compare local celebratory traditions with your own. That was certainly true for us as we traveled through small towns in the Andes of Colombia as they geared up for Christmas with their own unique takes on crèche Nativity scenes, including one deep underground in a former salt mine turned Salt Cathedral and one made out of coal, recycled bottle Chri…