We’ve written a lot of blog posts about coffee on the See Colombia Travel Blog over the years. It’s not surprising really: coffee is one of Colombia’s most important and iconic global exports, it’s enjoying a huge wave of popularity worldwide, and it conveniently grows in stunning places. It’s no wonder that coffee tourism plays […]
Colombia cuenta con una gran cantidad de hermosas islas caribeñas frente a sus costas, pero hay dos que sobresalen en términos de infraestructura turística y por su belleza natural. La isla más popular para pasar vacaciones en el Caribe es San Andrés, pero si estás buscando tu propio pedacito de cielo en la tierra consideramos […]
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 […]
Colombia has many beautiful Caribbean islands off its coast, but there are two that stand out in terms of tourism infrastructure and their natural beauty. The most popular island to spend a vacation in the Caribbean is San Andrés but if you are looking for your own little piece of heaven on earth, we consider […]
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 […]
Caquetá department is perhaps one of Colombia’s most off-the-beaten-track and least visited regions. Generally more associated with violence and the Colombian conflict, Caquetá is currently in the process of developing its tourist infrastructure, and it turns out that there are some pretty amazing things to do in the southern jungle department. With activities to suit […]
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. – […]
Debo admitir que cuando escuché del recorrido que Chris y yo hicimos con la Alianza Turística Valle del Cartama estaba sorprendida. Hace rato que vivo en Medellín y nunca había escuchado a nadie decir que se iba a turistear a La Pintada. Según yo, La Pintada no era sino un lugar por el que uno […]
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 […]