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Best places to visit in Colombia

Feeling the excitement for your trip to Colombia? That's not surprising, as a trip to Columbia is a huge adventure, in a country which used to be infamous, but where security has vastly improved since focusing its efforts on promoting tourism. Travelling to Columbia isn't just a chance to take time away from your busy schedule, it's a chance to make rich discoveries and let yourself be guided by a people who really know how to live well.

As diversity is a central concern for any traveller, planning your stay with the help and advice from the Evaneos community will help simplify the process, as you take on board suggestions of various destinations from among the best of what that country has to offer. Once in the country, let yourself fall into the wild pattern of Colombian life.

Upon arrival in Bogotá, start with trying a delicious ajiaco. This speciality of the capital is also the national dish. In Colombia, colour is everywhere, in the food as well as the architecture. At the coast, don't forget to visit the incredible Cartagena de Indias, a historic city with colonial architecture, so beautiful they call it the Pearl of the Caribbean. If you like the archaic charm of paved streets and arcades, you'll love the tranquil town of Leyva, the favoured destination to Bogotanos. Another historic town, Medellín, has defied its turbulent past to transform itself into a vibrant cultural capital.

Colombia is rich both in history and nature. So head off to discover the national nature park of Tayrona and its beautiful coastline. The more adventurous traveller will choose to embark on an expedition in search of the pre-Colombian civilisations, heading towards the Lost City, located at the heart of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. The romantics among you will opt for luxury on the island of Múcura, a tiny paradise reserved for the connoisseurs.

So put on your salsa shoes as you prepare yourself for a trip which will awaken your senses!

Salento is a colourful little town lying on a plateau in the mountains of Colombia's coffee-growing region (department of Quindío) and simply overflowing with Colombian arts and crafts.
The Tayrona National Natural Park is accessd by a trail that winds through the jungle. It's about an hour's walk and you'll end up on a coast that is lined with equally stunning beaches and creeks.
The Tatacoa Desert, which is actually a dried out tropical forest, lies a few tens of kilometres from the city of Nieva, in the Colombian department of Huila.
The Columbian Amazon, a beautiful and isolated adventure in Columbia.
Arrecifes is a stunning beach in the Tayrona National Park, in the department of Magdalena, by the Caribbean Sea.
Barichara is a small town located in Colombia's northeast.
La Guajira is Colombia's most northern point. Largely made up of desert, this region stretches as far as the Venezuelan border and is lined with stunning beaches that overlook the Caribbean.
At 3hrs 30mins north of Bogota, the white town of Guatavita is a great place for a long weekend. It's also where you'll find the Guatavita Lagoon, the origin of the El Dorado legend and myths surrounding the Muiscas and Chibchas people.
Playón is a leatherback turtle sanctuary located by the Caribbean Sea in Santuario de Fauna Acandí, Chocó Province, northwest Colombia.
45 minutes away from Neiva, the town of Villavieja can be found in the very centre of the Tatacoa desert, a dry and arid forest and one of the two desert areas of Colombia along with La Guajira.
The Corcora valley lies in a national park in Colombia's coffee-growing region and is the perfect place to see the magnificent wax palms, which are famous throughout the whole region.
The island of Múcura is a little piece of Heaven on Earth, situated in the San Bernado Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.
Bogotá, a high-altitude capital sitting squeezed in between two mountains, is a verdant, bustling, thrilling and emotionally rewarding city,
Medellín, the capital of the Colombian department of Antioquia, is a city entirely surrounded by close-lying mountains and scattered with red-brick buildings. It is also the country's second main economic centre after Bogotá. Medellín is definitely one of the essential places to visit and explore!
The island of San Andrés, which has free-port status, is an ideal place to go shopping as well as being a little paradise on earth. The sea around it has a unique appearance, presenting a broad palette of varied colours.
The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that stretches across 17,000km² of Columbia's Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira Departments. It's here you'll find the legendary Lost City.
The archaeological park of San Agustin is situated in the heart of the Colombian Andes. It's home to some incredible Megalithic sculptures and is a classified UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Quindío is located in the country's coffee-growing region and is one of Colombia's 32 departments. The capital of Quindío is Armenia. The lush, verdant landscapes of this area are quite wonderful: truly the stuff of dreams. 
Colombia's coffee-growing region, famous for its coffee plantations, lies in the centre of the country and extends over three different 'departments' (roughly equivalent to counties): Caldas, Quindio and Risaralda.
Mompox is a colonial town lying somewhat off the beaten track. First founded in 1537, its historic centre has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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