In Colombia, the road most traveled is also the one with the best pit stops and service stations. If inclined to tour the countryside here, four recommendations.
El Cocuy covers three departments – Boyacá, Santander and Arauca – and one of the most remote National Parks in Colombia. Rising to 4,600 meters a.s.l., PNN Cocuy is also among the most challenging mountain ranges for experienced hikers.
The beautiful colonial town of Villa de Leyva will tribute Colombia’s bicentenary of Independence with a film festival and workshops for children.
Hiking in high altitude near Laguna de Tota, lots of colonials haciendas, and ruana shopping in Nobsa are some of the attractions of visiting the Valley of Sogamoso.
A fossil unearthed in central Boyacá by Yale paleontologist Javier Luque has confirmed the existence of a bizarre platypus of the crab water world.
Legality and social responsibility are corporate pillars for the rapid growth of the Colombian-owned medicinal cannabis company Clever Leaves.
if you are at a loss for a last minute vacation, hit the road to some of these breathtaking destinations.
The colonial town of Monguí in central Boyacá has been certified as a sustainable tourist destination.
A pilot who miraculously landed a single-prop Cessna along the busy Bogotá to Tunja highway on Saturday, has had his license suspended by Colombian aviation authorities.
A romantic escape to the beach can leave you exhausted. Here, some destinations that will sweep you off your feet for St.Valentine’s in Colombia.
Finding a lost relative in the Boyacá mountains was a Christmas wish come true for Anja. But Great Uncle Günter, exiled from his native Germany, had his share of secrets.
Mari?a Luisa Fuentes is the protagonist of a documentary by director Rubén Mendoza that follows the everyday trials of being a gender fluid person in a remote region of Colombia.
An eccentric version of all of Boyacá condensed into a single town makes for a quirky destination for tourists.
With the start of Semana Santa, The City Paper presents a listing of some of the cultural highlights taking place in the capital and colonial Villa de Leyva.
For many Holy Week means time on a beach or lounging poolside. But in Colombia, where the sacred and profane co-exist, Semana Santa is an opportunity to experience tradition.
Local activists recently closed El Cocuy mountain after a football was kicked around on an endangered glacier. Now many are wondering when, or if, this National Park will reopen.