The week has its own beat: Monday football, Tuesday tejo, Wednesday dance class and a movie, Thursday sunrise walk or sunset bike ride, Friday karaoke. The hostel calls itself social, but not a party hostel.
Tejo deserves its own chapter: you lob a metal disc at a clay-filled box where little gunpowder packets, the 'mechas', wait. Hit one and, bang. It's Colombia's national sport by law and part of its cultural heritage.
Plans shift; check the board or ask at the front desk what's on this week.
What it feels like
Like having a crew of friends in a new town from your first night.
Ideal for
- Solo travellers
- Anyone curious about tejo
- Social but low-key evenings
Facts with sources
- Weekly schedule
- Mon football 21:00; Tue tejo 20:00; Wed dance 19:00–20:00 and movie 21:00; Thu sunrise walk or sunset bike; Fri karaoke 21:00; Sat Juan Curí 10:00.Source 1
- Tejo
- You throw a metal disc at a clay box to explode a gunpowder 'mecha'; Law 613 of 2000 made it Colombia's national sport.Source 3
- Heritage
- Law 1947 of 2019 declared tejo part of the nation's intangible cultural heritage.Source 3
- Style
- The hostel calls itself young, social and boutique-style, 'without being a party hostel'.Source 2
What we don't know yet
We'd rather say so than make it up. The team confirms these with the operator:
- Whether any plan has a cost
- What happens on Sundays
- Whether the schedule is current this week
Ask the front desk
- What's on this week?
- Is tejo here or do we go to a court?
- Do I need to sign up?
Safety & season
At tejo, stay behind the line while others throw and respect the mechas. Drink sensibly: there's a river tomorrow.
Sources
- @thisiscolombiahostel – weekly schedule highlight & creator collabs (per Peashoot intake notes 2026-10-21, not re-opened) (opens in a new tab) — Instagram, retrieved 22 Oct 2026
- This is Colombia Hostel, San Gil (property description, events, reviews) (opens in a new tab) — Hostelworld, retrieved 22 Oct 2026
- Tejo (deporte) (opens in a new tab) — Wikipedia (es), retrieved 22 Oct 2026
