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The Totumo mud volcano seen from a distance

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For a totally different experience, try dipping in the mud volcano at Totumo, a half day trip from Cartagena. Even though the volcano might turn out to be smaller than expected, floating on mud is something quite unique.
A wooden staircase on one side of this perfect cone makes walking up to the summit of Totumo easy - this must be one of the easiest active volcanoes to climb in the world. Our driver tells us to leave everything behind and to walk up in a bathing suit, but of course I take my camera, too. Once on top, I find a kind of a mud pool in which several people are floating. After taking some shots, one of the masseurs gestures that I should take a dip myself. Strangely, I do not feel any restraints against stepping into a pool of mud. Or rather, a crater of mud in an active volcano, which reputedly is 2300 metres deep. It is not even easy to move in the thick, light grey mud, and one of the masseurs pulls me to a corner and starts to do his job on my skin. Not just my shoulders and sides, but he even manages to pay attention to my back as well. He pushes my head down, and I soon reach a moment in which I just close my eyes and let it all happen to me.
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