Category: Adventure

Colombia is a veritable paradise for some. Tourists visiting the country are astounded by the country’s beauty, the deftness and speed of it’s progress and the kindness of its people. For decades, however, the country has been embroiled in violent troubles, remnants of a past that gave Colombia a reputation for being a no-go area. […]

Following in the footsteps of the granddaddy of all Tomatina festivals – Buñol in Spain – comes Colombia’s very own extravaganza: the Tomatina Festival in Sutamarchan. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The Tomatina Festival will take place this year (2012) on the 9th to 11th of June, where thousands of tomatoes will be propelled through the air, covering […]

Today’s post comes from our friend and fellow Official Blogger Diana from Bogota Eats and Drinks. Diana, thanks to her upbringing and educations, knows a great deal about food and her blog is a great source of information for where to eat and drink in Bogota (as the name suggests). We recommend checking it out. Now, […]

So my time at See Colombia Travel is coming to an end. By this time tomorrow I’ll be sitting on a beach, tucking into my second or third ice-cold Aguila of the day, and pondering the eternal question: should I have fish or fish for lunch? It’s always a tough call… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) […]

Last week we wrote about Capurgana on Colombia’s Caribbean coast in the department of the Chocó: today we are staying firmly in that department, but heading south towards the Pacific coast; one of Colombia’s least visited areas, and almost certainly the least visited stretch of coastline. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– To start with, the […]

So it’s Monday morning. Everyone hates Mondays right? Especially after the inevitable lazy Sunday spent trying to watch online movies through one bloodshot eye, drinking copious amounts of water in a fruitless attempt to shake off that killer guaro hangover… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– No chance! Bogotá is not a city that lends itself to […]

Colombia has more than its fair share of stunning coastline – about 1,800km of Caribbean and 1,500km of Pacific to be unnecessarily precise. However, possibly the most beautiful corner of Colombia’s coastline is, in fact, right in the corner! Capurganá is a small town, accessible only by infrequent flights and daily speedboats, nestled away right […]

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– South America contains many archaeological treasures: lost cities hidden deep in the jungle, gigantic figures etched into the desert, a glittering array of gold and silver; but in the fertile green hills of southern Colombia is one which few people outside the country are aware of. San Agustín is a […]

Colombia had around 2 million foreign tourists in 2011, and experts are predicting this year to completely eclipse that already record breaking one: 4 million foreign tourists in 2012! Two of them were my parents…that’s right, my parents in Colombia! Compare that to 1998, when about 70,000 visited this country (definitely not including my parents), and you have some idea of […]

“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it” (Gabriel García Márquez) –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <–   I once met Gabriel García Márquez’s biographer, who assured me (over a questionable plate of unagi) that Colombia’s best-loved writer was, in fact, the world’s best-loved writer. […]