{"id":19447,"date":"2015-07-13T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=19447"},"modified":"2021-08-23T10:53:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:53:23","slug":"25-photos-every-visitor-to-colombia-should-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2015\/07\/25-photos-every-visitor-to-colombia-should-take\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Photos every visitor to Colombia should take"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Colombia might not have a Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat or Statue of Liberty (we’ve written about why Colombia needs an icon before<\/a>), but there are so many Colombian travel sights that are fast becoming must-do’s for the discerning Colombia traveler<\/strong>. We here at the Colombia Travel Blog love to take good travel photos: they remind us where we’ve been, give something for our families to enjoy looking at, and, of course, give us something to show off to you! So here are the most iconic (some obvious, some less so) travel photos that everyone should take in Colombia<\/strong> (there are so many more, but these are a good start and represent a good balance of Colombia’s remarkable diversity<\/strong>):<\/p>\n

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1. View from Monserrate<\/h4>\n

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The view that awaits fitness fanatics who hike up Monserrate (photo: Tijs Zwinkels)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The first classic photo many people take when they arrive in Colombia…<\/p>\n

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2. Cocora Valley Wax Palms<\/h4>\n

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\"Cocora<\/a>
Cocora Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The world’s tallest palm trees…a photographer’s dream!<\/p>\n

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3. The Lost City<\/h4>\n

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The Lost City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Colombia’s iconic ancient ruins: takes some effort to get there for the photo too…<\/p>\n

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4. Botero statue pose<\/h4>\n

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\"Botero<\/a>
With Botero’s statue in Cartagena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Cheesy, but hard to resist in Medellin or Cartagena…<\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0Photo with a Palenquera in Cartagena<\/h4>\n

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\"Palenquera<\/a>
A Palenquera in Cartagena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Yeah, it’s touristy, but it’s also pretty darn iconic…<\/p>\n

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6. Hot Chocolate and Cheese! (yep, you heard!)<\/h4>\n

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\"hot<\/a>
Hot Chocolate and Cheese in la Puerta Falsa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Just for the shock value when you show it to friends at home…<\/p>\n

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7. The “I just caught a Piranha” Shot<\/h4>\n

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\"Piranha<\/a>
Lookin’ good (and the piranha’s not bad either)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Some extra badass street-cred for when you get home from the Colombian Amazon!<\/p>\n

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8. Zipaquira Salt Cathedral<\/h4>\n

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\"Inside<\/a>
\u00bfQue m\u00e1s podr\u00eda estar en una mina de sal?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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One of Colombia’s most strange and iconic sights…<\/p>\n

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9. Cabo San Juan in Tayrona National Park<\/h4>\n

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\"Tayrona<\/a>
Tayrona National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Some classic Caribbean beauty…<\/p>\n

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10. Guinea Pig Racing (again, you heard!)<\/h4>\n

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\"Guinea<\/a>
Guinea Pig Racing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Seriously!? Yep!<\/p>\n

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11. The Coffee Bean\u00a0Photo<\/h4>\n

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\"Colombian<\/a>
Colombian coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Colombia’s most delicious export…<\/p>\n

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12. The (related) cup of coffee shot<\/h4>\n

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\"Colombian<\/a>
Colombian Coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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And what comes from it…<\/p>\n

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13. Pico Colon & Bolivar<\/h4>\n

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\"Pico<\/a>
Colombia’s two highest mountains, seen from the higher reaches of the Sierra Nevada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The world’s highest coastal mountains, and the highest in Colombia<\/p>\n

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14. Humpback Whales in the Pacific<\/h4>\n

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Humpback Whale in the Choco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Perhaps Colombia’s most majestic natural wonder…<\/p>\n

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15. A La Guajira Sunset<\/h4>\n

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\"Cabo<\/a>
Cabo de la Vela sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Where the sun dips into the sea at the beginning of a continent: how could you resist!<\/p>\n

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16. Any Caribbean Beach!<\/h4>\n

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\"Providencia<\/a>
A Providencia Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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That one’ll do!<\/p>\n

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17. The San Cipriano ‘Brujita’\u00a0<\/em>Selfie<\/h4>\n

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\"Brujitas<\/a>
Riding the brujitas…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It’s too weird and random not to! (Read all about San Cipriano’s\u00a0brujitas\u00a0<\/em>here)<\/a><\/p>\n

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18. Cobbled Streets in Barichara<\/h4>\n

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\"Barichara<\/a>
Cobbled streets in Barichara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Almost too beautiful…<\/p>\n

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19. Santa Barbara Church in\u00a0Mompos<\/h4>\n

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Santa Barbara Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The most iconic church of perhaps Colombia’s prettiest town…<\/p>\n

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20. The Medellin Metrocable<\/h4>\n

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\"Medellin's<\/a>
Medellin’s MetroCable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The former most dangerous city in the world has reinvented itself…<\/p>\n

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21. Paragliding over Chicamocha Canyon<\/h4>\n

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\"Paragliding<\/a>
Just…wow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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For the adrenaline junkies (PS…it doesn’t count if you don’t fly first!)<\/p>\n

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22. El Penol Rock<\/h4>\n

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\"El<\/a>
La piedra del Pe\u00f1ol cerca de Guatap\u00e9, son demasiados escalones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It just so implausible!<\/p>\n

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23. View from El Penol Rock (cheating a bit there!)<\/h4>\n

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\"El<\/a>
Pero valen la pena por la vista<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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And the view’s not bad either…<\/p>\n

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24. Pan de Azucar in El Cocuy<\/h4>\n

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\"Pan<\/a>
Posing optional…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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High up in one of Colombia’s most beautiful and hidden national parks…<\/p>\n

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25. Yourself in a Colombia football shirt!<\/h4>\n

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\"Colombian<\/a>
Too much…?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Not necessarily also featuring a replica World Cup, Colombia football, Falcao sunglasses etc…<\/p>\n

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