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Riohacha - Beach town and gateway to the Guajira Peninsula

Riohacha is a stunning beach town and the gateway to the Guajira and Wayuu culture
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October 17, 2025
October 17, 2025
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Food, Wine and Agriculture

Colombian Wax Palm Trees Fight Extinction

Quindio Wax Palms grow high in the Colombian Andes in humid cloud forests surrounded by native pine trees, between the altitudes of 2,300 meters and 2,900 meters (7,930 - 9,700 feet).
2022-10-29
October 29, 2022
Best Beaches

Rincon del Mar - Quaint Fishing Village Near Cartagena

Many people visiting Colombia for the first time arrive in Cartagena imagining quiet, sprawling, sandy beaches on the Carribean.
2022-06-29
June 29, 2022
Arts & Crafts Destinations

Vueltiao Hats of Tuchin - An Emblematic Symbol of Colombia

The sombrero Vueltiao is more than just a hat, it is the traditional straw hat of Colombia and one of the country’s major fashion symbols.
2022-06-03
June 3, 2022
River Towns

Villages Along the Magdalena - Exploring Colombia's Interior

The Magdalena River is the 5th largest river in South America and the longest in Colombia stretching 1,528 km (950 miles) through the heart of the country.
2022-05-21
May 21, 2022
Food, Wine and Agriculture

Colombia's Hass Avocado Boom - Mining the New Green Gold

The production of Colombia avocados has grown by 600% in the last 5 years as the country begins cashing in on an international avocado boom.
2021-12-18
December 18, 2021
Food, Wine and Agriculture

The Wines and Wineries of Colombia - A Bright Future

Colombia is not one of the South American countries known for its wine. It has a tropical climate and is more famous for producing coffee, flowers, sugar and drugs.
2022-03-26
March 26, 2022
Food, Wine and Agriculture

Why Colombian Coffee is Famous and Rated Best in the World

Colombia is renown for producing high end, refined, luxury coffee thanks to its near perfect growing conditions of the arabica bean. The culture of coffee growing is central to the country’s rugged, rural identity
2021-04-07
April 7, 2021
Arts & Crafts Destinations

Chiva Bus - Rural Transportation and a Colombian Culture Icon

Chiva buses are those brightly colored open air buses you see parked outside of the markets in Colombia.
2021-12-06
December 6, 2021
Towns and Villages

Pijao - the 'slow city' in Colombia's Coffee Triangle

Pijao is a small town 31 kilometers (19 miles) to the south of Armenia located in Colombia's famous coffee triangle in the Quindio province.
2021-12-02
December 2, 2021
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COLOMBIA

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This is a blog with over 85 articles with photos on Colombian destinations. For a traveler, Colombia is the best kept secret of the continent. It’s affordable and relatively undiscovered.

It is a country with so much to offer: history, beautiful scenery, mountains, coastlines, beaches, rainforests, abundant greenery, raging rivers, caves, sleepy colonial towns, hip, hot metropolitan cities, friendly and sophisticated people, archeological sites, excellent coffee and a wide array of fruits and vegetables to discover.

Hopefully the information provided herein will help convince more travelers to  visit Colombia.
- Jon McInnes
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