Hiking in the mountains around Medellin
A breath of fresh air is hard to come by in Medellin, but you can get a break from the constant soundtrack of car horns, sirens and shouts of “a…
A breath of fresh air is hard to come by in Medellin, but you can get a break from the constant soundtrack of car horns, sirens and shouts of “a…
Colombia’s ecotourism industry is making efforts to promote itself, backed by the U.N. and Accion Social, Colombia’s presidential aid agency, reports El Colombiano. Through Accion Social the U.N. has funded…
With a COP250 million investment Medellin’s tourist information kiosks have served over 12,000 tourists this year and are prepared for an influx of tourists for the Christmas season, according to…
Cartagena‘s mayor Judith Pinedo and the city’s police on Monday presented a security strategy for this Christmas season with 3,000 policemen committing to the safety of locals and tourists, local newspaper…
Colombia’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism aims to increase Colombia’s tourists from 2.5 million to 4 million by 2014, Portafolio reports. This goal and several other objectives for 2014…
The cruise company Royal Caribbean will bring fewer tourists to Colombia’s Caribbean during this year’s cruise season, newspaper La Republica reports. According to the company tourists are choosing more all-inclusive…
The Cocora Valley, high in the Andes and surrounded by mountain peaks, was named a wildlife sanctuary in 1985 by then-President Belisario Betancur, to prevent exploitation of the wax palm,…
A recently signed open skies agreement between Colombia and the United States will lead to an increase in American tourists , the president of Colombia’s tourism and exports promotion agency…
U.S. ambassador to Colombia Michael McKinley promises to ask Washington to review its latest travel warnings about Colombia, Caracol Radio reported Friday. The ambassador told Caracol Radio that “it is…