Country Info
- Bogota
- Capital
- Colombian Peso (COP)
- Currency
- 40,349,388
- Population
- CO
- Country Code
Colombia Slideshow
Colombia
Travel Blogs from Colombia
Bogota- Sorry for my divided attention
Poor Bogota. I feel like we didn't give it our full attention as by this point we were too excited about the states and all the Western luxuries that come with it (do forgive us but it has been 4 months!). I also had an argument with a tramp/beggar in ...
Celebration
Today I am celebrating... it isn't a holiday, there are no fiestas, and it is not anyone's birthday here (that I know of). I am simply celebrating life. I am celebrating my travels. I am celebrating my good fortune along this journey. I am celebrating ...
Blazing hot...WHOA...but nothing can beat it...
... a dip...by the time we got there, we were already wet, took a quick swim in the bathwater, and headed back to get to our flight. All in all, Colombia was a fantastic, enjoyable and restful stop...we can´t wait to share pictures. Love to you ...
Tayrona - Jungle Ocean: mind blowing visual beauty
Boat to Tayrona National Park Turquoise water has a golden sparkle as it is full of gold flakes (fools gold washes down coastal rivers from the Sierra Nevada - tallest coastal mountains in the world - into the Caribbean blue). An amazing ...
Amazonas!
It had been a long held dream to come to the Amazon and today it came true! I flew from Bogota to Leticia...there are no roads there. As the plane descended I had my first glimpses of this amazing river! Brought tears to my eyes! At ...
Lost City trek - Day 5
... it. We also hear Bruno chat about his time in jail in America. He had been working in the drug trade in Colombia. His job was to organise the drugs onto boats etc. leaving the dock. He was caught through his cellphone being tapped and ...
The best beach in the World!
Plans can change massively when youre travelling, a fact demonstrated by my time in northern Columbia. Originally I had hoped to spend about a month up there, a week or so in Cartagena and then 3 weeks on the beach at Tyrona National Park, Taganga, the ...
Coffee Region
... us around the plantation, explaining the origin of coffee (mostly speculative) and how it came to be a major force in Colombia (some speculation). Although the slash-and-burn method of clearing land for coffee plantations was once popular, they are now ...
Wiedersehen mit unsern Jungs
Wir sind nach Calí gekommen, um Alex und Edgardo zu besuchen. Wir haben die beiden vor vier Monaten in Buenos Aires kennengelernt und hatten dort eine superwitzige Zeit mit ihnen. Da Calí eh die Partystadt Kolumbiens ist, haben wir uns ...
Last Stop, the Capital
... world renowned collection in 1939, and consequently, initiated the efforts towards helping to protect the archaeological patrimony of Colombia. The Quimbaya poporo object (used by Shamans to hold coca leaves that are chewed for stimulation) was ...