For some travelers, Semana Santa is all about the sacred. For others, a week’s break for waves, sunshine and adventure tourism.
Often overshadowed by the serene and colonial Villa de Leyva, Paipa is a nearby destination known for its hot healing springs and cold highland lake.
An important environmental effort is underway to keep the beach town of Palomino as pristine as humanly-possible. “The Palomino Way” aims to preserve the town’s environment from the over-commercialization seen in nearby Taganga.
Known as the ‘White City,’ Popayán is an important hub for tourists doing the southern circuit.
Set among limestone, Río Claro offers tourists caving and exploring the ruins of Escobar’s eccentric Hacienda Napoles.
Resisting temptations of oil and unchecked tourism, Providencia is one of Colombia’s most unspoiled destinations.