Capurganá y Sapzurro – dos poblaciones ubicadas entre la selva del famoso Tapón del Darién y las playas de arena blanca con agua de color turquesa del Golfo de Urabá. En esta región no hay carreteras, todas las personas que quieran llegar allá o que se quieran desplazarse de un pueblo a otro deben de […]
Tag: Colombia Travel Guides
I first visited Santander department in 2014 and it has remained one of my favourite departments ever since: I have been fortunate enough to return many times over the past 3 years and last month I had the welcome chance to return again. I was invited on a press trip by Ando Viajando magazine […]
After El Cocuy National Park reopened to visitors earlier this month (complete information here) I started reminiscing about the incredible week I spent in the wild Andean park in December 2011, when it was still entirely open to tourists and the full 5 day trekking circuit was still a possibility. My friend Colin and […]
We’ve written a lot of blog posts about coffee on the 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 […]
My introduction to the wonderful world of craft beer in Bogotá actually starts with a cold can of Poker. It seems like an odd way to begin a tour that promises to show off the very best of the city’s burgeoning craft beer scene, but there’s method to the ‘madness’ – the beer is designed to […]
A homestay is an increasingly popular way for travellers to get a truly local and authentic experience during their travels – basically it involves staying at someone’s house rather than in a hotel or hostel. There are good and bad homestays (some just feel awkward: as if, understandably, your money is more welcome than […]
Támesis – un pueblo muy bonito en el Valle de Cartama en la región del suroeste de Antioquia a aproximadamente 3 horas desde Medellín. Rodeado por una naturaleza espectacular que invita a parar y disfrutar de las vistas del hermoso paisaje totalmente verde y natural y casas antiguas con fachadas típicas de muchos colores, […]
Walking tours can be pretty hit-and-miss as far as I’m concerned – you either end up with a fascinating insight into a culture or moment of history (e.g. Bogota’s excellent graffiti tour or, the best walking tour I have ever taken, the civil war walking tour of Sarajevo in Bosnia), or a long, uninspiring […]
After the iconic travel company Lonely Planet issued Colombia with a resounding seal of approval in their annual ‘Best in Travel’ awards by named the country as the 2nd best country to visit in 2017 (you can read all about the award here), I started thinking that, although it’s an amazing thing to see […]
In yet another huge boost for Colombia’s burgeoning tourism industry, Lonely Planet, the world’s largest and perhaps most respected travel guide, has named the country the 2nd best country to visit in 2017. Whilst Colombia regularly features on the the ‘Top 10’ list of major newspapers and magazines, this is probably the most significant […]