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 […]
Tag: Southern Colombia
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The spectacular Colombian church Santuario de Las Lajas is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places you can visit in Colombia and in recognition of the church’s remarkable architecture and stunning location it has been placed at No. 1 on a list of the world’s most beautiful churches by The Telegraph newspaper. […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Popayan is well-known in Colombia for it’s gorgeous colonial architecture, UNESCO-recognized gastronomic culture, and it’s famous Easter celebrations. The capital of Cauca department is a small city, with less than 300,000 residents, but what it lacks in size it more than makes up for in charm and beauty. So […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The city of Popayan, capital of Cauca department, is famous for many things: it’s gastronomy, gorgeous whitewashed walls, UNESCO status. What fewer people know though, is that Popayan is surrounded by stunning scenery, fascinating cultural heritage and wonderful wildlife. There are several excellent day-trips that can be made from […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Let’s get this out of the way now; yes, Colombia has a lot of churches…it’s a Catholic country, so there’s no shortage. And yes, some might say that other Colombian churches are more iconic that Las Lajas Sanctuary in Narino department: the churches of Mompos or Popayan, Bogota’s cathedral, […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– As much as well love Colombia here at the Colombia Travel Blog (and we do, you know we do!), sometimes we have to accept that not all of you who travel through our adopted homeland plan on staying indefinitely (your loss I say); many of you will move on […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– ‘The End of the World‘, ‘Gateway to the Amazon‘…’The Trampoline of Death’; Mocoa does produce some dramatic names, doesn’t it?! But whilst the Trampoline of Death conjures up images of some nightmarish, dystopian children’s birthday party gone awry, it is in fact the ‘affectionate’ (but not so much) nickname […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Part 1 of this Top 10 can be found here. Still wondering where to visit in Colombia during 2015? Been to the normal places (or just keen to avoid the crowds)? Want to explore some parts of Colombia that are under-visited, fascinating and beautiful? Then you have come to […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Part 2 of this Top 10 can be found here. So 2014 has blurred into 2015, and it’s that month where New Year’s Resolutions are made and swiftly broken…how’s that gym membership going? ‘Dry January’ moistened up a bit recently? As we mentioned in this post last year…why not […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Recuerdo claramente el día que vi, por primera vez, la foto del Santuario de las Lajas. Quedé impresionada. Y es que su belleza arquitectónica solo podía competir con el impresionante escenario donde se levantaba. Pero había algo más que me hizo, en ese mismo momento, anotarlo en mi “bucket […]