Within hours, a French couple visiting Colombia’s tourist hotspot Cartagena were wrongly charged $285 for a meal and robbed, reported local media on Monday. When Dominique and Rene Tora set off from France to Colombia, they…
Colombia has fined popular travel website Booking.com for operating in the country without registration and trying to monopolize its market, the government said Tuesday. The company has been investigated for its alleged unfair…
Colombia’s inspector general has requested the temporary or permanent closure of the Caribbean Johnny Cay island amid concerns increased tourism is killing its ecosystem. The tiny island is currently on the…
Three Americans, one Spaniard and one Frenchman were forced to spend three days with dissident FARC guerrillas in Colombia’s eastern Amazonian region where they were kayaking. The release was confirmed by…
The Guatape water reservoir, one of Colombia’s most visited tourist attractions, is slowly killed by algae and will become poisonous unless local authorities stop procrastinating. The man-made reservoir, located at the bottom of…
A Chilean tourists was rescued by authorities in northwest Colombia on Sunday after a three-hour walk in the forest had become a four-day quest for survival. Chilean Nicole Rios was found…
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…
“Cuatro Bocas” (or “Four Mouths”) used to be a no-go area for many in Medellin. However, a number of art initiatives have transformed the small area into one of the city’s finest art…
Colombia received more than 2.5 million foreign visitors in 2016, a 13% increase compared to the year before, according to the country’s Trade Ministry. Visitors from the United States topped the list…