Colombia is absolutely chock-a-block (translation for non-native English speakers: full of) with islands: it’s the only country in South America that has both Pacific and Caribbean coastlines, and lots of coast means lots of islands. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– And we’re not talking windswept, weather-beaten, inaccessible rocks here (although there are a fair few […]
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Click here for our original Top 5 One Day Trips from Bogotá –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We’ve been saying it for years here at the Colombia Travel Blog: Bogotá is more than just museums, restaurants, and culture…I mean, it is all those things (very much so), but the capital of Colombia has way more to […]
In 1499 a Spaniard named Juan de la Costa first spied the desert coast of La Guajira when he spotted the windswept cape that is known today as Cabo de la Vela (“Cape of Sails”), and Jepira to the indigenous Wayuu inhabitants of the Guajira deserts – along with Venezuela’s Gulf of Paria, this makes […]
En el año 1499 un español llamado Juan de la Costa fue el primero en ver la costa del desierto de La Guajira. Él descubrió el cabo barrido por el viento que hoy en día es conocido como Cabo de la Vela, Jepira para los Wayuu, habitantes indígenas de los desiertos de la Guajira. – […]
As Colombia continues to grow in popularity/urgency on the backpacker trail, new hostels are opening every month. Yet none are quite as unique in concept as Paraiso Secreto, a collection of seven wonderfully colorful hostels, which have taken over a group of abandoned mansions on Isla Grande, less than an hour off the coast of […]
La versión de este post en castellano aquí: “5 escapes de un dia desde Cartagena” –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Let me start of by saying this: I love visiting Cartagena. Sure, it’s busy and there are a few too many street vendors hawking questionable souvenirs, but the so-called ‘Jewel of the Indies’ is a […]
Colombia is not especially famous for its gastronomy (unfairly in my opinion), however, there are many delicious regional varieties of food to try which will ensure that even the most committed foodie can have an amazing experience traveling through Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– From the thick, hearty stews and soups of Bogotá, to […]
You can also read about Colombia’s Top 5 Scariest Mythological Characters right here… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 1. El Silbón “The Whistler” is a truly disturbing legend from the llanos, the eastern plains bordering Venezuela. The story goes that a wicked young man killed his father in an angry rage when he didn’t bring […]
Colombia celebrated its Independence Day on July 20th, 1810, independence was declared in Santa Fe de Bogotá. The process was by no means easy; the Wars of Independence continued long after this date, and Colombia became part of Gran Colombia (including modern-day Venezuela, Panama, and Ecuador) in 1819, but, following its break-up in 1831, Colombia […]
Many foreigners in Colombia will see the title of this post (in spite of the ‘?’) As pure sacrilege: the humble Arepa is often treated with barely masked disdain by the growing number of foreigners visiting Colombia or calling the country home. Many Colombians might be in pretty strong disagreement as well, citing Ajiaco, Bandeja Paisa, Sancocho, […]