Los Llanos – the Great Plains of Colombia

Reading Time: 8 minutes Los Llanos of Colombia sometimes look and feel similar to the plains of North America and the fields of the Midwest. Lush, green, flat grasslands stretching as far as the eye can see, scattered with herds of cows and huge red skies in the morning and night. These tropical grasslands are treeless savannas and stretch […]

The Wines and Wineries of Colombia – A Bright Future

Reading Time: 10 minutes Colombia is not one of the South American countries known for its wine. It has a tropical climate and is more famous for producing coffee, flowers, sugar and drugs. But a number of wine estates have been springing up in Colombia’s Andean mountains as a national consumer demand for wine has been steadily increasing since […]

Cali – the City of Eternal Summer and Salsa

Reading Time: 5 minutes Mostly what you read and hear about the city of Cali goes something like this: Cali is hot. The people like to dance. But the town is short on sights and things to do so it’s o.k. to skip. The city rarely makes the list of ‘top destination in the country’. And while most travelers […]

Pasto – Colombia’s ‘Surprise City’

Reading Time: 6 minutes Pasto, the southernmost major city in Colombia, sits high in the Andes. It’s a six hour bus ride from Popayan on a road offering a look at some of the most dramatic mountain landscapes Colombia has to offer. Founded by the Spanish in 1537, the city’s name, Pasto, refers to the indigenous people, the Pastos, […]

Lake Cocha – Colombia’s Little Venice

Reading Time: 3 minutes In southern Colombia the town of Pasto lies 250 miles north of the equator, high in the Andes at an altitude of 7,000 feet above sea level. Just 12 miles outside of town is Lake Cocha or Laguna de la Cocha. It is one of Colombia’s largest and most beautiful lakes. It is also one of […]