Provinces

Atlantico

The tiny Atlantico province is home to Colombia’s most important port on the Caribbean coast, Barranquilla.   Skip to Summary | Map | Socio-economics | Places to visit | Things…

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Valle del Cauca

Valle del Cauca is Colombia’s third-largest economy and home to world salsa capital Cali. It is one of the most culturally diverse provinces of the country. The province is located on the…

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Amazonas

Amazonas is the most southern state of Colombia, bordering Venezuela, Brazil and Peru. Most of the department consists of dense rainforest. Because of its inaccessible forests and remote location from…

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Vichada

Vichada is one of Colombia’s most eastern provinces where the eastern plains and the Amazon jungle meet the border with Venezuela.   Skip to Summary | Map | Socio-economics | Places…

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Tolima

Tolima is one of Colombia’s central provinces with a typical Andean culture.   Skip to Summary | Map | Socio-economics | Places to go | Things to do   Skip to…

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Sucre

Sucre is one of Colombia’s smallest provinces and is located in the Caribbean region.   Skip to Summary | Map | Socio-economics | Places to go | Things to do  …

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Santander

Santander in central Colombia is home to the country’s state-run oil company, Ecopetrol, and a number of the country’s most beautiful towns.   Skip to Summary | Map | Socio-economics |…

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San Andres y Providencia

San Andres is Colombia’s only province in the Caribbean Sea. The archipelago consists of a number of small to tiny islands and is located closer to Nicaragua than Colombia’s northern…

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Putumayo

Putumayo is one of Colombia’s most southern departments. It borders Ecuador to the south and is largely part of the Amazon rainforest.   Skip to Summary | Map | Socio-economics |…

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