Despite being a world heritage site, the precolumbian tombs of Tierradentro are a relatively unknown tourism gem in southwestern Colombia. The relative obscurity of this archaeological treasure in the municipality…
Colombia’s second largest city Medellin is big, diverse and fun. Yet many tourists end up in what is arguably the worst part of town, Poblado, home to the provincial upper…
Colombia’s national parks authority has declared one of the world’s largest displays of prehistoric art a protected site. The Serrania La Lindosa is one of the country’s most important archaeological…
Colombia’s Lost City, or “Ciudad Perdida,” is the extraordinary archaeological site of a city lost for generations, only rediscovered in the 1970s by local looters. A 44km hike through Indiana…
Bogota may be almost 480 years, most of its initial churches were destroyed over time. A few special centers of prayer and reflection have survived the test of time. 5. San Alfonso…
Abejorral is one of the remaining gems of Colombia’s Antioquia province that already boasts plenty of colonial towns for travelers and Colombians alike to explore. With Jardin and Santa Fe de…
Medellin’s House of Memory is a historical museum dedicated to the more than half a century of violence that has marred Colombia, and in particular to the 8 million victims…
A tourism operator is talking to Colombia’s national authorities to see if it is possible to build a helicopter pad near the Lost City, ancient pre-Columbian ruins that now require…
Around a little southwest Colombian town called San Agustin lay archaeological remains that tell stories of Gods, masters, and ordinary people belonging to a culture that flourished between the 8th and the 1st century BC.