Bogota visitors up 19% in first semester of 2011
Bogota received 415,000 foreign visitors in the first half of 2011 which represents a 19% increase on the same period in 2010, according to figures from the Observatory of the…
Bogota received 415,000 foreign visitors in the first half of 2011 which represents a 19% increase on the same period in 2010, according to figures from the Observatory of the…
President Juan Manuel Santos assured Sunday that the Colombian government has prohibited mining in 47 coffee growing municipalities following the recommendations of UNESCO that considers the coffee region a World…
The United States Embassy issued a travel warning to U.S. citizens about violent crime in Colombia, and more specifically Bogota. The emergency message for U.S. nationals specified the affluent Zona…
A Bogota official condemned “shameless” people taking advantage of the increase in visitors due to the U-20 World Cup to set up businesses offering the sexual services of minors, on…
Bogota’s El Dorado Airport comes in 7th on the global list of “Top 25 Fastest Growing Airports” in 2010, released in a report by the Airports Council International (ACI). El…
Two foreign tourists have been found dead within three days in Cartagena in strange circumstances, local newspaper El Heraldo reported Monday. John Humeno Uik ended his life by throwing himself from…
Medellin’s Director of Tourism Development said child prostitution in the city is exacerbated by the higher number of tourists visiting during the festival season. Director of Tourism Development for the…
Medellin’s Flower Festival, the city’s most important cultural event of the year, has a number of recommended activities scheduled for the weekend. Friday Orchid, birds, and flowers exhibition8AM – 8PM…
Colombia’s minister of trade, industry, and tourism announced a plan Thursday to boost tourism by encouraging a higher rate of investment in building more hotel accommodations. Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados pledged…