Colombia grants popular Parque Tayrona three vacations a year
Parque Tayrona, one of Colombia’s most popular beach destinations, will be closed for three...
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La Guajira’s desert and its legendary Wayuu people
La Guajira is the driest and hottest place you will find in Colombia and the home of the legendary...
Colombia’s Guatavita Lake: how a suicide myth led to an endless gold rush
The Guatativa Lake became one of Colombia’s most historically significant sites after the...
Salento in uproar after court overrules mining ban in “one of world’s most beautiful towns”
Inhabitants of Salento in Colombia’s coffee region are in uproar after a judge overruled a...
Witnessing the birth of Colombia’s largest river
The Magdalena River is Colombia’s largest. By the time it reaches the Caribbean coast in the...
Bogota’s botanical garden
Bogota’s botanical garden is one of the most peaceful places in Colombia’s capital,...
Colombia to invest $1.3 million in “world’s most beautiful river”
Colombia’s government vows to invest $1.3 million (COP4.2 billion) in tourism infrastructure...
Colombia’s bamboo paradise
One of Colombia’s lesser explored tourism gems is the Bamboo and Guadua Paradise in the...
Tatacoa desert: One of Colombia’s most magical places, especially at night
The Tatacoa desert in central Colombia was virtually off-limits for tourists for decades because...
Colombia’s biggest national park to become 1.5 million hectares bigger
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Thursday that the Serrania de Chiribiquete...
Foreign tourists forced to spend 3 days with dissident FARC guerrillas in east Colombia
Three Americans, one Spaniard and one Frenchman were forced to spend three days with dissident...
Tourist survives 5 days lost in Colombia’s wilderness
A Chilean tourists was rescued by authorities in northwest Colombia on Sunday after a three-hour...
