Cartagena closes hostel after armed robbery
Authorities in the northern Colombian city of Cartagena closed a hostel where on Monday morning 21 foreign tourists were robbed by armed men. The local authorities say the Media Luna…
Authorities in the northern Colombian city of Cartagena closed a hostel where on Monday morning 21 foreign tourists were robbed by armed men. The local authorities say the Media Luna…
Colombia saw a 10.4% increase in foreign visitors in 2009 compared to the year before, the country’s president, Alvaro Uribe, announced on Wednesday. sponsor:Colombia Travel Agent – Mantaraya Travel “This…
Cruise ships carrying 10,000 passengers arrived to Cartagena on Tuesday afternoon, among them the Queen Victoria cruise ship, the Norweigan Star, the Island Star and the Crystal Symphony. El Tiempo…
Twenty-one tourists were robbed by armed and hooded men inside a Cartagena hostel early Monday morning. The victims complain there has been no response from local authorities whatsoever. According to…
Cartagena was sent 270 extra police officers on Monday to help combat a wave of violence that hit Colombia’s most important tourist hotspot in the first weeks of January. Escalating…
A recent report published by the Medellin mayor’s office shows that the city’s tourist industry expanded last year. According to the mayor’s office, the hotel industry reported a 12% increase…
Colombia hopes to project an image of itself as a safe and biodiverse holiday destination at a tourism fair in Spain this week, where the Lonely Planet will launch its…
Colombia’s capital Bogota will open a new free bilingual bus route to tourists, bringing culture, knowledge and fun to the city’s mass transit program, the major announced Thursday. Samuel Moreno Rojas,…
About 52% of foreign tourists coming to Colombia choose Bogota as their main destination. Colombia’s District Institute of Tourism revealed that in 2009, from January to November, over 630,000 tourists…