Last week we started a new feature here at Travel & Living where we interview expats in Colombia. The idea is to give you, the reader, an insight into Colombia from an international perspective; to address the issues and concerns that might face tourists on a Colombia tour and to see what it is about […]
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Santa Marta has the honour of being the oldest Spanish city in Colombia. The area was initially chosen because its nearby bay was deemed sufficiently safe, however, eventually more convinient passages were established to the colonial routes heading southwards and so people gravitated towards Cartagena, leaving Santa Marta behind and developing Cartagena into the important, […]
Some of Colombia‘s most outspoken and enthusiastic fanatics are expats, which is hardly surprising considering most of them came here for a simple Colombian vacation and ended up staying. We at Colombia Travel and Living have decided that it’s important to give you, the reader, an insight into the mind of an expat here in […]
Colombians have a great habit of holding on to the iconic inventions that decorate their past. The Willy is one of them, but perhaps even more symbolic of Colombian culture is the Chiva (which translates as ‘little goat’). Chivas are modified buses with benches for seats, there’s a ladder to the roof (used for carrying […]
After a long day trekking through stunning Cocora Valley and visiting charming Salento, your body is going to deserve some kind of relaxation. Fortunately for your body, only about an hour and a half away by car is the gorgeous and soothing Termales de Santa Rosa de Cabal, hot springs on the edge of the […]
Food is a huge part of getting to know any culture and in Colombia it’s no different. Many of Colombia’s cities offer a wide variety of international cuisine, fast-food chains and, oddly, English-style pubs. But we think the best way to get to know about Colombia’s cuisine and, therefore, Colombia’s culture, is by sampling the […]
We’ve all heard of the Carnival in Rio (in fact, it happened just recently), but fewer people know of the Carnival that takes place every year in Barranquilla, Colombia. This Saturday (5th March), Barranquilla’s streets will cease their regular activities and instead be transformed into an explosion of color, dancing and parades. It’s the biggest […]
We’ve written about Colombia’s spectacularly varied topography before. Here you can find yourself roaming through dense jungles, wading in turquoise seas or hiking in stunning mountain ranges all in one trek. Though good for the tourist, when roads began to be formed amongst these landscapes Colombians were faced with somewhat of a dilemma: where could […]