Colombia is a land of incredible diversity, where mountains jut up in the centre of cities and jungles line the bottoms of snow-capped mountains. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are few places in the world with such a dizzying mishmash of landscapes and wildlife, making travel to Colombia an unforgettable experience (even if it’s […]
Category: Treks
There are places in Colombia of sweeping, breathtaking beauty that defy the typical image of the country as a tropical paradise. El Cocuy, a place where snow decorates the mountain peaks, is one of them. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Our friends at Off2Colombia recently filmed a video of their ascent of the Nevado del […]
The Amazon holds a special place in the adventurer’s mind: incredible wildlife, endless river, spectacular jungles, creatures you never knew existed… Colombia Travel Blog is excited to bring you today some photos from this unforgettable area in Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Amazon travel in Colombia is particuarly special since it’s in Colombia that […]
Last year our friends at Off2Colombia travelled to La Guajira in Colombia and gathered some truly remarkable footage of the region. It’s a little explored place on earth thanks to it being difficult to reach, but we hope with the help of their video more people will be drawn to exploring the area. It’s thanks to […]
The cover of the 2012 edition of the Footprint Travel Guides’ Colombia Handbook features a quote from British travel guru Michael Palin: –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– “Sets the pace for the rest to follow.” When it comes to guidebooks for Colombia, Palin’s words couldn’t ring truer. Not only do Footprint bring their editions out […]
Much like your back, Colombia is full of hard-to-reach places that, if you manage to get to, are some of the most amazing, most indescribable places to itch – Uh… go. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We’ve looked at Tatacoa Desert and how to travel to the Amazon in Colombia by boat, and those are undoubtedly two highlights. […]
Colombia is a trekker’s paradise, with routes to be found through snow-capped mountains, Amazonian jungle, desert landscapes and places such as Cocora Valley, which has no parallel. One trek gaining increasing popularity is The Lost City (Ciudad Perdida), accessible from Santa Marta, Taganga and Tayrona National Park. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It’s little wonder […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Valentina Bogotá, Colombia Valentina runs her own florist in Bogotá, KharismaFloral To drink a great coffee. To visit a beach, visit a great museum, eat delicious food and learn salsa, all in one day. To see the errors made by Hollywood. To be able to dismiss what they say […]
Lamentably, Colombia isn’t a destination on everyone’s list of places to go in the world and therefore many people consider the whole country to be ‘off the beaten track’. Nonetheless, tourism increases all the time and for those who like to escape the crowds and immerse themselves in Robinson Crusoe-style adventure, the growing popularity of […]
Some months ago, through Trip Advisor I met an Argentinean girl called Lorena that just had moved to Colombia and she started visiting my Colombia Travel Blog regularly. Amongst many other questions she asked me there was one that caught my attention, she wanted to know how to get to a place she’d heard mentioned […]