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Minca · Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Casa Bosco

A little jungle.
A lot of home.

A guesthouse with a pool, a few minutes’ walk from the village: private rooms, wooden-bunk dorms and whole afternoons with nowhere to be.

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9.1 Hostelworld (139) · 9.0 Booking.com (42) · checked 31 October 2026

Casa Bosco's pool with blue checkerboard tiles and an arcing water jet; behind it, the two-storey brick house under a blue sky.
Casa Bosco’s pool · photo from the house’s listing
POOL • MOUNTAINS • GOOD FOOD •

Welcome

You come for Minca. You come back for the people.

Casa Bosco is a two-storey house near the river, a few minutes’ walk from the village of Minca. It has a pool, a garden, terraces with hammocks, a kitchen to share, three private rooms and two dorms with wooden bunks.

But what guests repeat most isn’t on any list of facilities: they arrive at a hostel and end up feeling they’re at a friend’s house.

Walk through the house
View from upstairs: the clay-tile roof in front, the garden and pool below and green mountains beyond.
Garden with decorative pink flamingos on the lawn, cacti, a red umbrella and the pool behind.
The garden and the pool
The terrace at sunset with white woven chairs on the lawn; a white dog rests on the wooden deck.
From the house’s Instagram

Three reasons to stay

What people come here for

  1. N.º 01 The pool seen through the branches of a garden tree, with water jets, a brick edge and the green garden fence. The dip An outdoor pool with checkerboard tiles and water jets, open all year, with the garden all around. See more
  2. N.º 02 Breakfast on the terrace: white woven chairs, a French press of coffee, waffles and fruit on a round wooden table. The good food Breakfasts of waffles, fruit and black coffee (extra), burgers, grills and a shared kitchen for your own cooking. See more
  3. N.º 03 A white woven hammock hanging on the terrace, with afternoon light and plants behind. The unhurried plan Hammocks on the terrace, woven chairs in the garden, chess at dusk and quiet from eleven. See more

Where to sleep

Your own door, or a bunk with stories

Two kinds of private room and two dorms, one of them women-only. Details taken from the house’s Booking.com and Hostelworld listings.

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The pool

Your plan for today: nothing urgent.

Blue checkerboard tiles, jets drawing arcs, garden flamingos and the mountains watching. Booking.com describes it as an outdoor pool with a view, open all year.

  • Open-air
  • Open all year
  • Loungers and umbrellas
The pool seen from above, surrounded by lawn, brick paving, chairs and dense greenery.
Turquoise pool water with the fountain jet, beside the garden.
The fountain, on the house’s Instagram

Food

Mornings taste better here.

The house’s Instagram is full of chocolate waffles, chopped fruit, French-press coffee and burgers that don’t ask permission. Breakfast is ordered separately; the chalkboard sums it all up.

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Casa Bosco Minca

  • desayunos
  • asados
  • hamburguesas
  • café
  • jugos
  • vinos
  • cocteles
The house chalkboard, redrawn with its own words (breakfasts · grills · burgers · coffee · juices · wines · cocktails).
A waffle covered in chocolate with bits of fruit, topped with an orange flower, beside chopped fruit.
Breakfast on the terrace: white woven chairs, a French press of coffee, waffles and fruit on a round wooden table.
Breakfast on the terrace
Meats and chicken browning on the charcoal grill.
A burger with fries on a white plate; behind it, the chalkboard reading Casa Bosco Minca, desayunos, hamburguesas.
From the reel “Hamburguesas en casa Bosco”

Field guide to the house

Species that live here (some made of metal)

Every drawing on this site comes from something real at the house. Flip the cards: photo on one side, illustration on the other.

  • A decorative pink flamingo among hanging ferns, next to an orange column. N.º 01

    Phoenicopterus plasticus

    Pink, motionless, always posing by the pool. Does not swim.

    Garden flamingo
  • Colourful metal butterflies around a mirror with a carved frame on a white wall. N.º 02

    Papilio muralis

    Painted metal, wings open, in flocks around mirrors and mandalas.

    Wall butterfly
  • Painted metal geckos decorating a white wall. N.º 03

    Gekko ornamentalis

    Climbs white walls in groups. Never seen moving.

    Decorative gecko
  • White woven egg chairs on the lawn under the trees, with a chalkboard and the bar counter behind. N.º 04

    Sedes ovata

    White, round, common in the garden. Natural habitat of the unhurried coffee drinker.

    Woven egg chair
  • Pale yellow five-petalled flowers with dark centres, among green leaves. N.º 05

    Flos luteus oculatus

    From the garden, per the house’s Instagram: “Nuestras hermosas flores”.

    Yellow, dark-eyed
  • Lilac flowers with yellow throats among green and reddish leaves. N.º 06

    Tubus lilacinus

    From the garden, per the house’s Instagram: “Nuestras hermosas flores”.

    Lilac, yellow-throated
  • Many small yellow flowers among purple and orange leaves. N.º 07

    Stellulae aureae

    From the garden, per the house’s Instagram: “Nuestras hermosas flores”.

    Tiny stars on purple leaves
  • Red-orange flowers with ruffled petals and yellow centres. N.º 08

    Ruber undulatus

    From the garden, per the house’s Instagram: “Nuestras hermosas flores”.

    Red, ruffle-edged
More flora and fauna in The house

Explore Minca

Waterfalls, coffee and birds, at your pace

A field guide to what’s around, with checked facts and honest tips. The house doesn’t sell tours: this is to help you plan your own.

Your Minca, your pace:

Relax calm water and hammock Discover coffee, village and falls Adventure early starts and climbs
  1. N.º 01

    Pozo Azul

    Blue-green pools for the first dip of the day

    Easy A short half day

  2. N.º 02

    Marinka Waterfalls

    The headline falls, with a cold plunge pool and net hammocks

    Moderate Half a day

  3. N.º 03

    Finca La Victoria

    Sierra coffee, a historic mill and a cup at the source

    Moderate A long half day

  4. N.º 04

    Birdwatching

    Set the alarm — the birds won’t wait

    Moderate Early morning

  6. N.º 06

    Minca Village

    A few streets, good coffee and zero rush

    Easy A couple of hours

  7. N.º 07

    The River

    Cold mountain water a few steps from the house

    Easy A little while

Reviews

What people who’ve stayed say

Scores checked on 31 October 2026. They change over time.

  • Kind hosts the No. 1 theme on both platforms
  • The pool mentioned in dozens of reviews
  • Peace and quiet “not a party hostel”
  • Close to the village a few minutes on foot
  • A homely feel “homely”, “family feel”
  • Big beds especially in the dorms

  • La casa tiene una energía y una onda estupendas y además es preciosa.

    Translated from Spanish The house has a wonderful energy and vibe, and it is beautiful too.

    Natalia, Spain Booking.com · July 2026

  • Lovely homely vibe and stunning pool and view, also great breakfast.

    William, England Hostelworld · July 2026

  • Los anfitriones siempre atentos y amables a cualquier requerimiento

    Translated from Spanish The hosts were always attentive and kind with any request.

    Anibal, Colombia Booking.com · August 2026

  • If you’re looking for a place in the village, close to everything but with peace and quiet, this is it.

    Anonymous, Canada Hostelworld · August 2025

  • La casa è immersa nel verde ma a pochi minuti a piedi dal paese.

    Translated from Italian The house is surrounded by greenery, yet only a few minutes’ walk from the village.

    Loredana, Italy Booking.com · August 2026

  • El desayuno delicioso y sobre todo el tinto negro

    Translated from Spanish Delicious breakfast, and above all the black coffee.

    Kendris, Colombia Booking.com · May 2025

Any given day

Time keeps a different beat here

  1. 06:00 The birds start first. You, if you like.
  2. 08:00 Black coffee and a long breakfast on the terrace (ordered separately).
  3. 10:00 Pozo Azul or Marinka, if you feel like walking.
  4. 13:00 Pool. Hammock. Pool again.
  5. 17:30 The sky lights up over the garden.
  6. 20:00 String lights, conversation and a game of chess.
  7. 23:00 Quiet until six. The dog has already gone to bed.
Clouds lit up by the sunset above the garden trees.
5:30 pm, from the garden
At dusk, a large chessboard on a wooden base and a woven hammock on the terrace, with lights and mountains beyond.
The terrace at night, with string lights under the wooden roof and the lit-up bar counter behind.

Your corner in the mountains

Step into the forest. Stay at home.

Pick your dates and we’ll take you to the house’s listing with everything filled in, so you can see real prices and availability.

Mountains and trees seen from the house on a clear morning; the corner of the pool peeks in at the bottom right.
SEE YOU SOON • MINCA •
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