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Guatavita Lagoon Travel Guide and Private Tours Guatavita at a Glance: The Sacred Lake Behind the Legend of El Dorado The Guatavita lagoon is a round, forest-ringed lake in the Andes northeast of Bogotá, sacred to the Muisca people and the origin

Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral Travel Guide and Private Tours Zipaquirá at a Glance: A Cathedral Carved Inside a Salt Mine Zipaquirá is a colonial town about an hour north of Bogotá, famous for its Salt Cathedral (Catedral de Sal), an underground church carved

San Andrés Island Travel Guide and Private Tours San Andrés at a Glance: The Colombian Island Closer to Nicaragua Than Colombia San Andrés is a Colombian Caribbean island, closer to Nicaragua than to the mainland, famous for its Sea of Seven Colors,

La Guajira Travel Guide: Cabo de la Vela, Punta Gallinas and Private Tours La Guajira at a Glance: Where the Desert Just Walks Into the Sea La Guajira is Colombia's northernmost department, where desert dunes meet the Caribbean and the Wayuu people

Mompox Travel Guide and Private Tours Mompox at a Glance: The Town Time Forgot (On Purpose, Sort Of) Santa Cruz de Mompox is a colonial river town on an island in the Magdalena River, founded between 1537 and 1541, with a historic

Barranquilla Travel Guide: Carnaval and Private Tours Barranquilla at a Glance: The City That Throws the Party Barranquilla is Colombia's Caribbean port city where the Magdalena River meets the sea, best known for Carnaval de Barranquilla, a UNESCO-recognized celebration usually held in

Cartagena Travel Guide and Private Tours Cartagena at a Glance: The City That Never Stopped Performing Cartagena is Colombia's best-known Caribbean city, founded in 1533, with a UNESCO-listed walled old town and fortress system. Plan three days for the old town, Getsemaní

Medellín The City That Rebuilt Itself Medellín spends a lot of energy making sure you know it's not the city it used to be, and honestly, it's earned the right. Built into a steep valley in the Aburrá region, with red-brick barrios

Coffee Region Travel Guide: Salento, Cocora Valley and Private Tours Coffee Region at a Glance: Where the Palm Trees Touch the Clouds Colombia's Coffee Region, or Coffee Triangle, covers Quindío, Risaralda and Caldas and is a UNESCO-listed cultural landscape. Plan two to

Villa de Leyva and Boyacá Travel Guide and Private Tours Villa de Leyva at a Glance: The Town That Refuses to Modernize Villa de Leyva, in Boyacá, is one of Colombia's best-preserved colonial towns, about three hours by road from Bogotá, with