–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– En 2015 escribí una entrada en el blog sobre “el Caño Cristales de Santander” (por lo menos así lo bautizó yo) que se centró en los asombrosos ríos rojos que hay alrededor del pueblo de Guadalupe en el departamento de Santander y su similitud a la icónica atracción colombiana de Caño […]
Tag: The Best of Colombia
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Have you ever heard of the Autocomplete Interview? It’s a popular YouTube interview series by WIRED (a well-known technology magazine) in which celebrities answer the web’s most asked question about themselves (check out my favorite one here starring Ice Cube). You know how Google fills in your search as you […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 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 […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Boyacá department (the department just north of Bogotá) isn’t exactly undervisited by tourists and travellers, mainly because it’s home to the iconic pueblo patrimonio of Villa de Leyva, a must-visit spot on many people’s Colombian travel lists (and rightly so, it’s gorgeous). But Boyacá has a huge amount to offer beyond Villa […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– When Colombians go to the polls this Sunday (October 2) they will be asked a simple question with a thousand different potential outcomes, consequences and potential developments: ‘SI’ or ‘NO’ to the peace deal with the FARC. President Juan Manuel Santos has already been quoted as saying that a ‘No’ […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are 32 departments in Colombia. They range from isolated jungle regions in the south and east of the country to Caribbean island redoubts off the coast of Nicaragua; from Andean mountain regions, to the vast plains of the east; coastal deserts to the one of the wettest places […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– If there’s one kind of tour you can easily find in Colombia, it’s a coffee tour: from trips to third-wave cafes in cities, to visits to coffee farms in the Colombian coffee region, coffee tourism is a big deal in Colombia these days! I have been on at least […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Coming to into the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Colombia’s Caterine Ibargüen was the nation’s biggest hope to claim a Gold Medal in the triple jump; a gold which would represent only Colombia’s fourth gold medal in their Olympic history and the country’s first ever in athletics. Well, last night […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Moving to Colombia is something that is often met with trepidation from family and friends (not to mention by the mover him- or herself) – the common perception of Colombia as a dangerous and lawless place is changing, but this is still a prejudice held by many. However, the […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is a country with a rich indigenous history and culture and many of these distinct cultures are represented by what is known in Colombia as artesanias, or artisan crafts. Now there are plenty of great souvenirs you can buy in Colombia, such as coffee, that we have already written […]