–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Have you ever heard of the Autocomplete Interview? It’s a popular YouTube interview series by WIRED (a well-known technology magazine) in which celebrities answer the web’s most asked question about themselves (check out my favorite one here starring Ice Cube). You know how Google fills in your search as you […]
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) <– After the iconic travel company Lonely Planet issued Colombia with a resounding seal of approval in their annual ‘Best in Travel’ awards by named the country as the 2nd best country to visit in 2017 (you can read all about the award here), I started thinking that, although it’s […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In yet another huge boost for Colombia’s burgeoning tourism industry, Lonely Planet, the world’s largest and perhaps most respected travel guide, has named the country the 2nd best country to visit in 2017. Whilst Colombia regularly features on the the ‘Top 10’ list of major newspapers and magazines, this […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Read the English version of this post here: “Caño Cristales’ long-lost twin – Tranquilandia in Guaviare” He desarrollado una costumbre extraña de tropezarme con ríos de color rojo que no son Caño Cristales durante mis viajes en Colombia. Aunque no me crean, nunca he ido al famoso río que escapó […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In 1916 6 Arhuacos set off from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta for Bogotá. They walked the entire way from the world’s highest coastal mountain range to the Colombian capital. It took them 6 months to arrive at the Narino Palace to meet with the Colombian president, Jose Vicente […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia awoke this morning to the news that President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end Colombia’s 52 year civil war with FARC guerrillas. The president’s hopes for the prize seemed to have been crushed by his country’s marginal decision to […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Boyacá department (the department just north of Bogotá) isn’t exactly undervisited by tourists and travellers, mainly because it’s home to the iconic pueblo patrimonio of Villa de Leyva, a must-visit spot on many people’s Colombian travel lists (and rightly so, it’s gorgeous). But Boyacá has a huge amount to offer beyond Villa […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 4 years since the Colombian government negotiation team and representatives of the FARC guerrillas first sat down at the negotiation table to thrash out a deal to end Colombia’s half-century conflict, Colombians went to the polls yesterday to vote on whether to ratify the deal or not. ‘SI’ or […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– When Colombians go to the polls this Sunday (October 2) they will be asked a simple question with a thousand different potential outcomes, consequences and potential developments: ‘SI’ or ‘NO’ to the peace deal with the FARC. President Juan Manuel Santos has already been quoted as saying that a ‘No’ […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are 32 departments in Colombia. They range from isolated jungle regions in the south and east of the country to Caribbean island redoubts off the coast of Nicaragua; from Andean mountain regions, to the vast plains of the east; coastal deserts to the one of the wettest places […]