{"id":9212,"date":"2013-07-16T13:18:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T18:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=9212"},"modified":"2021-08-23T10:46:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:46:25","slug":"seven-crazy-sights-you-never-knew-youd-find-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2013\/07\/seven-crazy-sights-you-never-knew-youd-find-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Crazy Sights You Never Knew You’d Find in Colombia."},"content":{"rendered":"

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While no-one wants to ignore the long stretches of beautiful coastline that it has, there is far much more to a visit to Colombia than merely toasting yourself in the sun and\u00a0occasionally\u00a0taking a dip.<\/p>\n

From snow-capped mountains to Mars-esque desert landscapes, Colombia boasts an overwhelming amount of variety. Here we collect 5 different landscapes you wouldn’t expect to find when you travel to Colombia.<\/p>\n

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1. Tatacoa Desert.<\/h2>\n

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\"Tatacoa<\/a>
Tatacoa Desert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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When talking about Tatacoa Desert, most Colombians describe the experience of a night spent under one of the clearest skies you’ll ever see. A blanket of stars are always out in full force in Tatacoa, which for any city kid like myself is a treat. For me, however, the real draw of Tatacoa Desert<\/a> is the Mars-like landscape that looks like nothing I’ve ever seen in my travels – with that and the night sky it’s enough material for a brief, ‘wow, we’re so small and the universe is so big!’ moment. Deep.<\/p>\n

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2. Sierra Nevada del Cocuy.<\/h2>\n

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\"Los<\/a>
Los Nevados.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Snow-capped mountains in Colombia is definitely not something you’d have put on your list of things to see before you die, simply because you’d have never expected it. But this is South America, and in South America Mother Nature decided that pretty much anything goes. The peaks of Sierra Nevada del Cocuy<\/a> make for an incredible hike and should be experienced by any trekking enthusiast.<\/p>\n

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3. The Spanish Library, Medellin.<\/h2>\n

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\"The<\/a>
The Spanish Library of Medell\u00edn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Much is made of Medell\u00edn’s remarkable resurgence, and perhaps nothing exemplifies it better than this library. Medell\u00edn’s comunas were once strictly of limits to all, including citizens of the city, but today, thanks to the MetroCable built in the last decade, many people visit these areas as freely as anywhere else in the city. Travel to Medell\u00edn<\/a> is incomplete without seeing this\u00a0testament to the progress, hard work and optimism of Medell\u00edn’s people, who have managed to transform these once dangerous areas into veritable tourist attractions.<\/p>\n

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4. Santuario de las Lajas, Nari\u00f1o.<\/h2>\n

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\"The<\/a>
The Santuario de las Lajas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Santuario de las Lajas is one of the most impressive churches in the world. It took over 30 years to build and ranks among Colombia’s most impressive man-made structures. A gothic style church, found among the hills and jungles of Colombia, it looms large in the hills of Nari\u00f1o, both in terms of culture and physical size (it’s over 100m high). Many people claim the area has healing power, which you might find hard to believe, but there’s no doubting the remarkable nature of the church itself, which was voted one of the most impressive in the world on Trip Advisor.<\/p>\n

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5. Ca\u00f1o Cristales.<\/h2>\n

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\"The<\/a>
The river of seven colors, photo courtesy of CultivArte & COLABORATIONation, http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cultivarte\/4701130515\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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‘The River of 7 Colors’, Ca\u00f1o Cristales<\/a>, is a landscape that you don’t expect to find anywhere<\/em>,\u00a0never mind\u00a0in Colombia. A beautiful, unique area that largely remains off-the-beaten-track apart from for determined backpackers. It might be hard to get to, but Ca\u00f1o Cristales is worth every minute you spend planning, and all the surprises en route.<\/p>\n

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6. Cocora Valley.<\/h2>\n

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\"Cocora<\/a>
Guys! Anyone seen my jaw? I seem to have dropped it somewhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Impossibly slender, impossibly tall palm trees cloaked in otherworldly mist in a valley of cloud forests that time seems to have gotten a bit of amnesia over, Cocora Valley and its wax palm guardians will have you continually picking your jaw off the ground. Just keep on reminding yourself: This is Colombia.<\/p>\n

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7. The Streets of Chapinero, Bogota.<\/h2>\n

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Boggie’s totes cray-cray, babez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Hipsters<\/a>, edgy cafes and restaurants, one of the biggest gay clubs in the world, picture-perfect English-style houses<\/a>. I don\u00b4t know about you, but, before I came here, I wouldn\u00b4t have imagined the preceding sentence to accurately describe one of the barrios of Colombia\u00b4s capital, Bogota. Mr and Mrs Smith<\/a>, indeed!<\/p>\n

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We actually wanted this to be a nice round 10, but thought maybe we’d leave it up to you, our helpful readers, to come up with the other three. Which crazy sights have we missed? Comment field below, guys! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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