Yesterday on our Colombia Travel Blog, Ryan looked at the hip-swinging capital of salsa, Cali. Today I’ll be looking at Manizales, also known as ‘The City of Open Doors’. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Manizales is the capital of the Caldas department and, along with Armenia and Pereira, forms what is known as Colombia’s Coffee […]
Category: Colombia off the beaten path
I often get asked about the real off-the–beaten–path destinations in Colombia and my general answer is that Colombia in general is an off the beaten path destination. There are, however, certain places and routes that are yet to be truly discovered by international travelers. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– One of those places is the […]
Picture yourself in this scenario: you win a contest in which the first prize is to get to visit as many countries as you can in a week. The catch is that you only have 2 hours in each country and you have to pick the city and site you think you’d want to know […]
In my endless wanderings through the dense forests of internet content, I stumbled upon a rather amusing story coming out of Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Heard of Lysistrata? She’s a woman from Greek literature that effectively ended a war by convincing the women of Ancient Greece to deprive their lovers of sex. The […]
Guatavita is a small pueblo about 75km from Bogotá characterized by colonial whitewash buildings and a wealth of arts and crafts stalls. It’s a peaceful excursion from the bustling city and a great place to pick up lunch and wander around, picking up souvenirs and snacks along the way. It’s a romantic pueblo and is […]
Many expeditions around South America culminate in the trip between Peru and Colombia, from where people depart back to home (most of the time wishing they’d have planned more time in Colombia). For this reason we’re looking at how to get from Peru to Colombia in the most scenic way possible: by boat through the […]
Hello again everyone! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Great week this week, although very busy as good things keep happening to us in the office… Nonetheless, I made a promise to answer some of you questions every Friday and I won’t let you down!! This week’s question came from Trip Advisor, where I spend a […]
Many people don’t know that the Amazon’s final frontier is in Colombia. It’s a region of the country rich in biodiversity, indeginous culture and, of course, adventure. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Visitors to the Colombian Amazon will find there are two ways of staying in the Colombian Amazon. You can stay in Leticia and […]
May 20
Q & A Fridays. Marcela advises Jack and Jill about one of Colombia’s hidden destinations :Santander.
Hi All, –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Marcela here!, some of you may already know me from my Marcela’s Colombia Travel Blog. Today I’m very happy to officially post my first entry on See Colombia Travel’s collaborative blog joining Ryan, JL, Andrew and Paul in their quest to tell the world about the wonders of […]