–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Last night’s Latin Grammys certainly belonged to Colombia: Colombian artists performed at the ceremony – Bomba Estereo (with Will Smith!), ChocQuibTown, and J. Balvin – and some of these same Colombian artists all took home awards. In fact, Colombia walked away with a total of 8(!) awards at the 2015 […]
Author: Chris
I'm Chris and I'm the Colombia Travel Blog's resident Colombia travel expert and our editor. In nearly 4 years in the country, I have visited 31 of Colombia's 32 departments, and that last 1 is on the way! Colombia has been my home for years and I'm still not bored of exploring its diversity and magic, and getting to know its wonderful people. You can follow more of my adventures on Facebook @ChrisBellTravel and Instagram @ChrisBellColombia
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Getsemaní used to be known for very different things: this burgeoning Cartagena neighborhood of music, street-art, food and tourism was once a no-go area, famous for drugs and crime; far from the cultural epicenter of Cartagena that it now represents. With featured pieces about the area on Forbes and […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Last month I wrote a blog post all about the Cano Cristales of Santander (that’s what I christened it anyway!) – this focused on the amazing red rivers flowing around the small town of Guadalupe in Santander department, and their similarity to the iconic Colombian attraction of Cano Cristales…the […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 1: How to get there & what to pack The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 2: Where to stay & Safety and security tips The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 3: Beaches The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 4: […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia’s Top 5 Scariest Mythological Characters Top 5 Spooky Colombian Myths and Legends It would stand to reason that there are hundreds of legends throughout Bogota of ghostly happenings and chilling hauntings; the country has been through many years of wars and violence – exactly the sort of thing that […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Paragliding is becoming quite the popular pastime for Colombia travelers these days: it’s a growing day-trip trend from Bogota, Medellin and Bucaramanga, as visitors to Colombia bid to break the bonds of gravity and laugh in the face of the gods…or at least hover in the sky for 15 […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– According to El Tiempo, El Espectador and Vanguardia reports, Colombia’s iconic Tayrona National Park, the second most visited in the country, will be closed to the public during the month of November, 2015. Beginning this Sunday, November 1, 2015, and ending on Monday 30, 2015, the closure has been […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 1: How to get there & what to pack The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 2: Where to stay & Safety and security tips The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 3: Beaches The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 4: […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There’s another puente (or Colombian national holiday) next weekend and, instead of heading a couple of hours away to tierra caliente, I have (happily) accepted the ‘offer’ to accompany some friends on another trip to Mocoa in Putumayo – my third this year! The majority of Colombians have never visited the department and […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Is Colombian coffee the best in the world?! The experts certainly seem to think it’s up there, and we most definitely agree! But why is coffee in Colombia so good? Today, on International Coffee Day (October 1st) we thought we’d take a look at the best of Colombian coffee […]