With the mention of Colombia, most people will conjure images of colonial gems like Cartagena, bustling metropolises such as Bogotá or idyllic beaches like the ones you’ll find in Tayrona National Park. Few will imagine the snow-capped peaks in El Cocuy we wrote about yesterday, or the incredible Mars-like lanscapes that stretch over the desert of […]
Category: Colombia Travel Blog
Hi, I’m Chris! I have been living in Colombia for the last 8 months, teaching, travelling and trying to experience all that this wonderful country has to offer. I’m really excited to be joining the See Colombia team, and I’m looking forward to sharing some of the joys of Colombia with you. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) […]
When you arrive to Bogota, embarking on your vacation in Colombia, it could be easy to dismiss the idea of renting a car in Colombia as quickly as your first encounter with a taxi to your hotel. Taxis, buses and some cars skid around the streets with little regard for any resemblence of rules of […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We’ve been saying it for quite some time now 🙂 Colombia: From nearly failed state to emerging global player in less than a decade.
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is a country of breathtaking diversity. You can hike snow-capped mountains, explore the Amazon rainforest, relax on Caribbean beaches and that’s just to start. Last week I went to Tatacoa Desert for the first time – another type of landscape to add to Colombia’s already impressive list. Arriving to […]
It was around 1pm in the afternoon on the 9th of April, 1948. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, a prominent liberal politician, left his office to meet with Fidel Castro, among others, to discuss the Latin American Youth Congress. He never made it to the meeting. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Gaitán was shot twice in the […]
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Today’s post is written by Sara Romes, from See Colombia’s Sales Department. Thanks Sara and Happy Semana Santa to all! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– You’re traveling to where? I think you should dye your hair. Or as I like to call it: Traveling as a blonde woman in Latin America. The comment about dying […]
It’s approaching Semana Santa and we in the office are getting pretty excited. Semana Santa means travel, and that’s exactly what we’re all doing. Here’s a run down of our travel plans. Be sure to get in touch on Facebook and let us know what your plans are, we love to hear of travel adventures (and […]
There was a nervousnes in the air at first; a palpable sense of weighty expectations and excitement. Microphones didn’t work, and the usually composed Master of Ceremonies was visibly giddy as she addressed the members of the press. Journalists whispered among themselves, comparing notes and questions, seeing who had the more penetrating material. Pages rustled, […]