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.
Step into Cali with our insider’s guide
Cali is synonymous with salsa, champús and an afternoon Pacific breeze that bathes the capital of Valle del Cauca like clockwork. Although time is always measured in steps.
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.
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.
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."
Legends meet landscapes at Las Lajas sanctuary
Colombia's Las Lajas sanctuary, emerging from a rocky gorge, has been named among the most beautiful in the world.
Hymns to Condoto ‘Town’
The recently-released album by Colombia’s favorite hip-hop trio ChocQuibTown sings the praises of Condoto.
Cali: City of atonements
For many, Cali is synonymous with salsa. Garreth Parks explores a city with a more genteel feel.
Route 37: The ‘Inner Land’
When hitting the road in Colombia, it's often best to trust the advice of locals than the experts in cyberspace.
Touring the ‘White City’
Known as the 'White City,' Popayán is an important hub for tourists doing the southern circuit.
The gentle side of Pasto
Pasto. There's never a dull moment when spending time next to a volcano and a trout filled lake.
Adventures in Tierradentro
The remote hypogeum of Tierradentro, Cauca, was once home to an ancestral peoples who built elaborate burial chambers.
Looking beyond the beach
Colombia is pushing its ethno-tourism. But not everything we are shown makes for a picture perfect moment.
Gorgona: “Terrible” times
A former prison colony in Colombia's Pacific waters is now a nature reserve for deep water scuba diving.
Paradise for whales and tourists
It isn’t the easiest place to get to, but the spectacle of whale watching is a once in a lifetime experience.
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.