Pereira is one of the three cities that make up the Coffee Triangle in Antioquia, Colombia. Like neighbouring cities Armenia and Manizales, Pereira is surrounded by stunning, varied scenery and boasts incredible natural resources. The city is surrounded by the Otun an Consota Rivers and looming over the horizon are the snow-capped peaks of Los Nevados National Natural Park. […]
Category: Colombia off the beaten path
This is a guest post from our good friend Jonathan House. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are many instances where to translate literally from Spanish to English is a mistake; ‘La Finca’ is one of them. To utter these words to any of my Colombian friends instantly conjures up images of sun, swimming pools, […]
Manizales is called ‘The City of Open Doors’. A beautifully located city with a buzzing nightlife, it’s one of Colombia’s most exciting cities to visit and, yet, remains delightfully off-the-beaten track. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Manizales is the capital of the Caldas department and, along with Armenia and Pereira, forms what is known as […]
Tomorrow, July 20th, is Colombian Independence Day and for that reason I felt it appropriate to focus today’s post on Colombia, and what it means to me. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is a country of stunning, unexpected diversity. From the hidden colonial villages like Mompox, to the sprawling beast of Bogotá, to the […]
These days I don’t long for a curry quite as much as I did when I arrived in Colombia. What was once a mild obsession has be neutralized by the passage of time and now exists as a mere lingering memory of spicy goodness past. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I also don’t miss sandwiches […]
There are places in every big city that you wish you knew about. You’re travelling and your computer breaks – where do you go to get it fixed? Supermarkets, too, can look appealing when you’re lost in a big city, but where to go to get the best deals on fruit and veg? –> Colombia […]
Sometimes a place and you just don’t click. It just doesn’t happen. This can be for various reasons: you’re tired, it’s not what you’re in the mood for, you’re ill, you’re missing home, someone just put you in a bad mood… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Sometimes, however, it’s just the fact that the place […]
For raw beaches; a rich, distinct culture and the thrill of pure off-the-beaten track adventure, there can be little better on offer than Colombia’s Pacific Coast. Here we’ve collected a bunch of our favorite photos from the region in order to give you a taste of what’s on offer there if you come to travel […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– UPDATE: Check out our new updated 2016 Practical Guide to visiting Punta Gallinas and our new 2016 guide to visiting Cabo de la Vela in La Guajira… As we explained in a previous post on La Guajira, it is unlike most places in the world. The landscapes are truly unique, and […]
“I feel that I’m a native of any country in Latin America” – Gabriel Garcia Marquez. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Whilst this statement may be true, Colombian literary hero Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Gabo for short) was in fact born in the small town of Aracataca, a stiflingly hot and dusty place in the banana […]