Fin del Mundo Mocoa Colombia

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Writing about how to visit Mocoa in Colombia’s southern Putumayo department has become somewhat of a hobby and passion of mine – I have written blogs about hiking to the Fin del Mundo waterfalls, visiting the Paway Amazonian Ecological Center, and explaining the 10 reasons why you absolutely have […]

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia has often been associated with treasure: El Dorado, the biggest producer of emeralds on earth, the pirate legends of the Caribbean. However, the true jewels of Colombia are it’s remarkable array of hummingbirds – at almost 150 species, Colombia has the world’s largest hummingbird diversity! Here’s a gallery of […]

chocquibtown

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Last night’s Latin Grammys certainly belonged to Colombia: Colombian artists performed at the ceremony – Bomba Estereo (with Will Smith!), ChocQuibTown, and J. Balvin – and some of these same Colombian artists all took home awards. In fact, Colombia walked away with a total of 8(!) awards at the 2015 […]

traveling with family in colombia

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Durante casi tres años he vivido, trabajado y viajado por Colombia de forma esporádica. En ese periodo mis padres han venido ha visitarme tres veces desde Inglaterra (soy hijo único, eso ayuda) y juntos hemos hecho viajes por lugares hermosos y diversos. Por supuesto, sus visitas también implican un […]

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 […]