Colombia: Updates & Travel

Travel in Colombia?
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Travel in Colombia?

Colombia is a great country to travel through and has plenty to offer an adventurous traveler. Take a multi-day trek to the lost city called Cuidad Perdida, taste freshly roasted coffee in the green hills of Zona Cafeteria, trek through the Andes and visit the Tatacoa Desert. In metropolises like Bogota, Medellin and Cali you will find churches, museums, as well as plenty of places to dance (salsa) at night. Prefer to chill out? Plenty of places on the Caribbean coast to enjoy a fresh jugo or cold cerveza under a palm tree.
Go hiking in northern Colombia, in the protected area of El Cocuy.
Take a trip to the Ciudad Perdida and Playa Blanca (beach paradise with donkeys running loose) from the port city of Cartagena.
Do one of the jungle treks in the Amazon.
Go all-night salsa dancing in Cali, Colombia's most famous salsa dancing spot.
Get carried away during carnival in Barranquilla. Only the carnival in Rio de Janeiro is bigger.
In the capital, Bogotá, you can see Colombian contradictions everywhere. The city has futuristic architecture, colonial churches and museums, countless “busetas” (small vans), extravagant stores and roadside stalls. But the vibrant melting pot of cultures also shows its dark side: beggars, drug use, slums and traffic jams.
The Indian culture in San Agustín is one of the area's best-known Indian cultures, about which unfortunately little is known because the culture disappeared before the Spaniards came to Colombia. You can learn about a piece of the mysterious culture at an archaeological park in Timaná and Neiva in southwestern Colombia. Here you will find impressive, human-like statues and tomb temples.
Ciudad Perdida, also known as “Lost City,” is one of the largest pre-Columbian villages discovered in the Americas. There are about 150 stone terraces built between the 11th and 14th centuries that once served as foundations for houses. Lost City is hidden in a deep, thick forest among mountains and far from the accessible road. A hike there and back will take you six days.
San Andrés & Providencia Islands: Despite a tourist explosion, San Andrés & Providencia Islands remain beautiful: turquoise waters, extensive coral reefs and rich marine life. The laid-back lifestyle allows you to escape from hectic city life for a while. The Islas de Rosario also offer superb diving and snorkeling.
The port city of Cartagena on the Caribbean Sea played an important role in the past, as well as today. It is an important economic center where you can also see a lot as a traveler. Above all, do not skip the port itself.
Be prepared that the enormous inequality in Colombia can be shocking.
Do not be alarmed by beggars, drug use, slums and traffic jams, these are also part of Colombia.