Columbia has something that will please most travelers from savvy beaches of the
Caribbean and Pacific coasts to the Andes Mountains and the Amazon
rainforests its heritage reflects the culture of its indigenous peoples as
well as the Spanish who began settling here in the early 15th century an
overview of the best places to visit in Colombia
Bogota sometimes referred to as the Athens of South America was first
settled by indigenous peoples though the founding date is generally set at 1538
by a Spanish explorer today the city is one of the largest cities in South
America and Colombia's capital
the quarter Gina is the bustling city where Kathleen Turner's character Joan
Wilder begins for Colombian adventures in Romancing the Stone
hopefully gobblers will get their visits off the better starts though the city is
just as busy as when it was one of the key Caribbean ports from the 16th to
18th centuries
throughout the 1980s and 1990s medellín was considered one of the most dangerous
cities in the world home to Columbia's infamous cocaine cartel but when drug
lord pablo escobar was snuffed out in 1993 medellín began to bury its troubled
past and rebounded tremendously these days the increasing number of tourists
who come here fondant inviting modern city with one of the country's best
climates located in the Andes in the narrow Opera Valley
whole family and is one of Columbia's most impressive colonial cities located
in southwestern Colombia it is sometimes called the Ciudad Blanca white city
because its buildings are chalk white founded in 1537 its mild climate quickly
attracted wealthy Spanish families who build mansions schools churches and
monasteries san agustin is a laid-back middle town surrounded by awesome
landscapes and the remains of a forgotten civilization one of the most
intriguing ancient sites in Colombia the archeological park of san agustin is
home to more than 500 monoliths statues petroglyphs and sarcophagi
San Andres in Providence archipelago are two oils and groups that are located
closer to Nicaragua in Colombia in the Caribbean San Andres is the largest
island and also the capital Providence island was initially settled by English
Puritans who used slave labor on their plantations and took of privateering
white sand beaches and palm trees our San Andres best features Sam Gill is an
old colonial town in North East Columbia founded by the Spanish and 1689 it was
named the region's tourism capital in 2004 the designation honors mainly the
main outdoor activities such as mountain biking rafting and kayaking
if you're on a national park is a must-see place for travellers who enjoy
nature and exploring old ruins located on the North Columbia coast the park
offers a variety of ecosystems from swamps to screw blends to cloud forests
for many travelers the parks biggest attraction is its beaches set in deep
face and shaded with coconut palms
the villa de leyva may be a small town less than a four-hour drive from Bogota
but its plaza mayor is one of the biggest town squares in South America
at one time people were executed on this immense square which is now used as a
gathering place for celebrations and festivals such as the onion beauty
pageant travelers who love their job and will definitely want to visit - so no
kappa'd around each Capitol where almost half of Colombia's coffee crop is grown
on the slopes of the Abbey's visitors can learn more about coffee at el parque
del cafe a part that has a botanical garden with coffee plants and an
amusement park Mazzone has a gold museum featuring pre-columbian artifacts