Category: Safety in Colombia

It’s safety week at Colombia Travel Blog! Over the next 5 days we are going to be attempting to lay to rest some stereotypes about Colombian safety (or apparent lack thereof) and demonstrate why Colombia is fast becoming the must-see country for all visitors to South America. To start us off, here’s an introduction 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 […]

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 […]

Today is a monumental day. Is it the constant sheets of rain that cascade down my window in Bogotá? No, that’s no it. Is it that today I’m going to Estereo Picnic? That’s cool, but no, that’s not it either. It’s not even that today marks the start of the Semana Santa festivities. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) […]

People say believe half of what you see and none of what you hear. Nonetheless, it’s hard to help being confused; what you hear on the grapevine can be pretty convincing, especially if that’s all you hear. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Such is the case with Colombia. For many what they see in Hollywood […]

Hi All, –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– They say pictures speak a thousand words, and we believe it to be true! Today the Colombia Travel Blog is very proud to announce a new series of Infographics conceptualized and written by JL, Paul and Ryan and brilliantly designed and executed by our own Alejandra (@alejandrawings). We […]

From above they must be yellow blurs, careening between multicoloured dots and somehow avoiding contact. From roadside they can be seen swaying between cars and buses, stopping and starting as quickly as their passenger’s pulses. From inside a taxi you’ll see little more than your life flashing before your eyes every time the driver darts […]

There’s so much to do in Bogotá that you could be here a year and still be learning about the intricacies of the city. It’s not only the Colombia’s capital, it’s also the premier place to discover a fine selection of international cuisine, art exhibitions and literary festivals. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Not everyone has all […]

So with President Santos’ visit to the UK the British media has been featuring a lot about Colombia, and more specifically about the so-called ‘Civets’, a group of countries including Colombia that are being talked about as the next emerging markets. But if you’re looking for a more casual read about Colombia, that kind of […]

Occasionally one is reminded of just how peculiar you, the general public, can be. One of the most frequent and easily accessible examples of this, as any blog owner knows, is to check the different ways in which people find your blog on Google. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– As an homage to you, our […]