graffiti getsemani cartagena

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Getsemaní used to be known for very different things: this burgeoning Cartagena neighborhood of music, street-art, food and tourism was once a no-go area, famous for drugs and crime; far from the cultural epicenter of Cartagena that it now represents. With featured pieces about the area on Forbes and […]

las gachas guadalupe santander

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Last month I wrote a blog post all about the Cano Cristales of Santander (that’s what I christened it anyway!) – this focused on the amazing red rivers flowing around the small town of Guadalupe in Santander department, and their similarity to the iconic Colombian attraction of Cano Cristales…the […]

Paragliding Chicamocha Canyon Colombia

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Paragliding is becoming quite the popular pastime for Colombia travelers these days: it’s a growing day-trip trend from Bogota, Medellin and Bucaramanga, as visitors to Colombia bid to break the bonds of gravity and laugh in the face of the gods…or at least hover in the sky for 15 […]

Visit Mocoa Putumayo

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There’s another puente (or Colombian national holiday) next weekend and, instead of heading a couple of hours away to tierra caliente, I have (happily) accepted the ‘offer’ to accompany some friends on another trip to Mocoa in Putumayo – my third this year! The majority of Colombians have never visited the department and […]

Colombian Coffee

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Is Colombian coffee the best in the world?! The experts certainly seem to think it’s up there, and we most definitely agree! But why is coffee in Colombia so good? Today, on International Coffee Day (October 1st) we thought we’d take a look at the best of Colombian coffee […]

Colombian fruits

Other Colombia Travel Blog Quizzes: “Which Iconic Colombian Are You?” –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is famous for it’s incredibly diverse and delicious types of fruit: from lulo to guanabana, borojo to nispero…how well do you know your Colombian fruits?! [playbuzz-item url=”//www.playbuzz.com/seecolombiatravel10/name-that-colombian-fruit”]