Cruising the Pacific tides in Bahía Solano
Isolated and peaceful, the Pacific town of Bahía Solano is a perfect getaway for nature lovers and whale watchers.
An unexpected trip to Cerro Tokio
Once the scene of a fierce battle, Cerro Tokio (Tokio Hill) is now part of the tourist circuit in Valle del Cauca.
Whale season in Bahía Malaga
From July until October, thousands of grey humpback whales congregate in the warm waters near Bahía Malaga.
Hymns to Condoto ‘Town’
The recently-released album by Colombia’s favorite hip-hop trio ChocQuibTown sings the praises of Condoto.
Never miss out on a beach: Four of Colombia’s most beautiful
With a Caribbean and Pacific coastline, there are countless stretches of beach in Colombia to explore, each with their own beauty and natural charm. Here four options for your next excursion.
‘Witch’craft and railroads
It's not magic. The motorized 'brujita' rail cars of San Cipriano are an exciting way to visit the Pacific town.
On Utría time
Operating on a different concept of time, the Parque Nacional Ensenada de Utría is a revitalizing and dramatic destination.
More of paradise in a post-conflict Colombia
Think you’ve seen it all? Colombia's post-conflict is opening up travel destinations unseen until now by the outside world.
Looking beyond the beach
Colombia is pushing its ethno-tourism. But not everything we are shown makes for a picture perfect moment.
Beyond the Tatacoa sky
Appearing out of nowhere, the Tatacoa is one of Colombia's most unusual landscapes and a window to the stars.
The lost Corvair of the Darien
In 1961, a Chevrolet dealer in Chicago sponsored an attempt to cross the Darien Gap. Only two of three cars ever arrived.
The gentle side of Pasto
Pasto. There's never a dull moment when spending time next to a volcano and a trout filled lake.
Gorgona: “Terrible” times
A former prison colony in Colombia's Pacific waters is now a nature reserve for deep water scuba diving.
Turning the tide in Tumaco
Cut off from most of Colombia by miles of impenetrable forest, tides and tusnamis Tumaco is an isolated Pacific "pearl."
Cali: City of atonements
For many, Cali is synonymous with salsa. Garreth Parks explores a city with a more genteel feel.
Destination ‘Paraíso’
The hacienda Jorge Isaacs built in the Valle de Cauca has become a literary shrine to his great heroine and novel, La María.