For our 2 week culture and history trip itinerary: click here –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Over the next few weeks, we will be writing a series of posts containing sample 2-week Colombian holiday itineraries (including additional activities for those with 3 weeks or a month); these itineraries are designed to give readers an idea of […]
Tag: Minca and The Sierra Nevada
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In 1916 6 Arhuacos set off from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta for Bogotá. They walked the entire way from the world’s highest coastal mountain range to the Colombian capital. It took them 6 months to arrive at the Narino Palace to meet with the Colombian president, Jose Vicente […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It’s Christmas Day, and I’m strolling along a gently winding path by the banks of a river. A family of pigs, a mother and five tiny piglets, are snuffling calmly in the undergrowth to my right. They are largely unperturbed as I pass by within a few feet of […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’ve said it before on this blog, and I’ll say it again: I am a birdwatcher. As a 27 year old man, many people are surprised that I am so passionate about something so often associated with older people; however, living in a country like Colombia, with it’s world […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We’ve written a lot about hostels previously on the Colombia Travel Blog: our Top 5 in Colombia, the best ones to stay at in various cities…I’ve even declared my favorite in the country to be the Casa de Francois in San Agustin…Hostels are the lifeblood of the travel industry […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– When most people think of Colombia’s Caribbean coast, they picture white sand beaches, palm trees and pelicans…and they’re totally right…it is all of those things. However, less than an hour from the gateway to Tayrona National Park and the beach-lined coast, Santa Marta, lies a tiny mountain village of […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Who doesn’t love a waterfall?! The thrill of experiencing nature at it’s rawest and most elemental; the roaring rush of torrents of water crashing over a cliff edge, the spray drifting through the air: it’s no surprise that visiting waterfalls is often one of the most common travel activities […]
Colombia is full of incredible destinations; be it jungle covered beaches, ancient ruins in the forest, or mighty humpback whales leaping from the ocean. One of the greatest wonders that Colombia has to offer is undoubtedly the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta – a huge mountain range jutting up from the Colombian Caribbean coast. It […]