12 Colombia towns that are preparing for a tourism boom
Twelve communities throughout Colombia are waiting for the country’s trade ministry to certify them as sustainable tourism destinations. Here’s a preview of what they offer.
Twelve communities throughout Colombia are waiting for the country’s trade ministry to certify them as sustainable tourism destinations. Here’s a preview of what they offer.
Colombia almost doubled its sustainable tourism destinations this week. Twelve more destinations are in the process of certification as the country slowly opens up for visitors. Four of the new destinations…
Tourism has become a tool for reconciliation in areas where violence has dropped after the demobilization of the FARC, Colombia’s largest former guerrilla group. Economic website Portafolio talked to tourism…
As tourism continues to boom in Colombia, authorities are striving to clamp down upon fraud against tourists with 79 sanctions against fraudsters registered in 2017, according to the Superintendent for Consumer…
Colombia’s Tayrona National Park, located on the northern Caribbean coast near the town of Santa Marta will close between January 28 and February 28 in order to “give a rest…
The United States specified its travel advisory for Colombia, recommending increased caution due to “crime and terrorism” for much of the country in 2018. Unlike previous years, the latest travel…
Colombia will invest almost $20 million in 15 tourism infrastructure projects this year, the country’s trade minister announced Wednesday. According to Trade Minister Maria Lorena Gutierrez, tourism in the South American…
Bogota wants to convert its historical center into the culinary hub of Colombia’s capital, but is opposed by locals who fear an increase in disturbances. The plans to turn the…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday opened the new international wing of El Dorado the country’s most important airport. The new wing cost approximately $143 million and should contribute…