Immerse yourself in Antioqueño hospitality and breathtaking scenery with a trip to the western highlands of the department.
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Colombia’s beach escapes and popular destinations
With thousands of miles of coastline, Colombia boasts some of the world’s most beautiful and pristine beaches.
These picture-perfect pueblos make your visit to Colombia
Find time to escape the capital, even if these four towns may not be familiar, they are worth visiting for their architecture, strange delicacies and historical charm.
Colombia’s largest airlines ready to resume Venezuela flights
Colombia’s flagship Avianca and LATAM have asked Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics to authorize daily flights between Bogotá and Caracas.
Medellín ranks third in World’s Best Cities to visit by Time Out
Edinburgh topped Time Out’s 2022 ranking, followed by Chicago, newcomer Medellín, Glasgow and Amsterdam. Medellin beat other large cities across Latin America.
Colombia bans sports fishing citing animal cruelty
Colombia’s Supreme Court has banned recreational fishing based on a precautionary legal principle to protect the fish from cruelty, and country’s water ecosystems.
Avianca and Viva close ranks to form new holding company
In a move that will transform air integration across Latin America, Avianca and Viva have agreed to operate under a new holding company.
Colombia ranks in global top 20 for airline capacity
Fierce competition among low-cost carriers and entry of new carriers in the Colombian market has returned passenger capacity to pre-pandemic levels.
Cartagena’s abandoned fort and other island-hopping outings
Removed from the beaches of Cartagena is Bocachica, steeped in history and home to a fort that served as the first line of defense against British pirates.
Afterglow on the ramparts of Cartagena’s walled city
The ramparts of Cartagena’s Old City, built by the Spanish to protect their outpost in the New World against buccaneers, basks in the aferglow of a Caribbean sunset.
Colombia launches Cumbia Route to promote coastal tourism
From cumbia to vallenato, mapale and porro, Colombia wants tourists to explore the Caribbean coast with a new tourism route dedicated to the region’s musical diversity.
ANATO: Duque asks travel sector to “defend democracy”
During his last visit to the ANATO travel and tourism fair as President of Colombia, Iván Duque called on the sector to defend economic growth and democracy.
Colombia outpaces South America in 2021 with tourism reactivation
Colombia outperformed other South American nations in 2021 with recovery of international tourism despite coronavirus variants and blanket travel restrictions.
Colombia updates entry requirements for Cruise Ship passengers
Colombia’s Ministry of Health has aligned all entry requirements for passengers entering the country via air and sea.
Cartagena bans crew and passengers on cruise with COVID cases
The Seven Seas Mariner was allowed to dock early Wednesday in Cartagena, but all crew and passengers barred from entry after seven COVID cases were confirmed on board.
Amid Omicron surge Colombia averages 1,900 per day COVID cases
With the surge in Omicron infection in the U.K and Europe, Colombia daily COVID-19 cases are averaging 1.900. The country is close to 80% vaccine coverage.