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Colombia Travel Guide

Cocora Valley

Colombia is a country on the rise.  And now is the time to visit, as tourism is on the rise as well.

Our Colombia travel guide will take you through the country's electrifying cities, and quaint pueblos.

From snow-capped volcanoes to the steamy beaches of the Caribbean coast, Colombia has it all. Bienvenido a Colombia!

Colombia Travel Guides

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  • Food & Drink
  • Nightlife
  • Cost of Travel

Regional Travel Guides

  • Bogota
  • Cali
  • Cartagena
  • Medellin
  • Santa Marta
  • San Andres and Providencia

Recommended Reading & Movies

  • Colombia Guidebook - by Moon
  • Killing Pablo - by Mark Bowden
  • Love in the Time of Cholera - by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • Medellin Travel Guide: Insider Advice from an American Expat in Colombia - by David Lee
  • One Hundred Years of Solitude - by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle - by Marc Gonsalves
  • The Two Escobars - highly acclaimed film examining the culture of violence and soccer in Colombia

Related Blog Posts

  • Ascending Nevado del Ruiz: The Search for Snow in Colombia
  • Carnaval in Colombia
  • Colorful Streets of Cartagena
  • El Penol: Antioquia's Picturesque Monolith
  • Extreme Horseback Riding in Valle de Cocora
  • Feria de las Flores: Medellin's Biggest Street Party
  • Guatape: My First Colombian Pueblo
  • Nightlife in Cali, Colombia
  • Sexy Colombian Models
  • Streets of Salento
  • Vacation Homes of Pablo Escobar

Click here to view all blog posts for Colombia.

Medellin Travel Guide

The 138-page, all-original Medellín Travel Guide by David Lee is available for Kindle and PDF.

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