Since the declaration of the National Health Emergency that closed international air travel, 5,000 Colombians have been repatriated in the last two months.
As nations ease lockdowns and assume the impact of COVID-19, Avianca’s Chapter 11 filing is symptomatic of greater economic uncertainty in Colombia with the pandemic.
Hundreds of families in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta are facing abject poverty as hostels and tourism-related businesses remain closed with the nationwide quarantine.
Nationwide quarantines are giving nature much-needed rest from tourism especially in the biodiverse Colombian Amazon where this Big Picture was taken.
Colombia’s Wayuú endure economic hardship given the region’s harsh climate and lack of essential infrastructure. With the advance of coronavirus, the search for water is critical for survival.
John Lundin, a former Chicago chaplain and Dalai Lama biographer is spending his Colombian quarantine at the spiritual Heart of the World, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Villa de Leyva is reviving its Muisca heritage and colonial past through storytelling, performance and ancestral foods. Want a taste of history?
With 2019 marking a record year for the Colombian tourism sector, President Iván Duque announced a benchmark of 6 million visitors for this year.
The country’s most famous fiesta is set to take to the streets and a four-day revelry that consumes Barranquilla.
The popular beach of Playa Blanca on the peninsula of Barú has reopened to tourists with strict measures announced to ensure public safety with watersports.
Zipaquira? is one of Bogotá’s many satellite communities and known for it’s cavernous Catedral de Sal. But there is more to see than columns of salt and crosses.
Medelli?n’s Comuna 13 is promoted to foreigners as one of the city’s curious attractions given its resident grafiteros and community-led tours. But how safe is “safe”?
The UK Government has launched a local manual so that Britons can travel safely in Colombia.
Cartagena, like many other Colombian cities, moves to its own rhythm with rickety carts serving as their informal food stalls or for moving heavy materials.
Bogotá’s Séptima is an obligatory stroll down memory lane, layered by architectural disorder within an urban context.
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.