Colombia arts and crafts
Jon McInnes

Arts and Crafts Tourism – Colombia

Reading Time: 13 minutes Colombia is rich in traditional arts and crafts. Extremely colorful and creative, these handmade crafts are great souvenirs of your Colombian excursions.  Visiting the villages

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Colombia destinations
Jon McInnes

15 Best Destinations in Colombia

Reading Time: 10 minutes Seasoned South American travelers say Colombia is the continent’s best kept secret – beautiful, affordable and relatively undiscovered by tourism.  Though large, Colombia is easy

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travel safety Colombia
Jon McInnes

Travel Safety in Colombia

Reading Time: 9 minutes Why am I not surprised to find the most widely downloaded sites on Colombia travel raise the question: Is Colombia Safe? It’s a question I’m

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hot springs in Colombia
Jon McInnes

Best Hot Springs in Colombia

Reading Time: 9 minutes Most people traveling through Colombia have their sights set on visiting the beautiful beaches, coffee zones, archeological ruins, jungles, big cities and  colonial villages. But

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Colombia cities
Jon McInnes

Medellin: the Land of Eternal Spring

Reading Time: 11 minutes  Medellin (pronounced Meda-jean) Is a dynamic, contemporary, prosperous city of 2.6 million people in Antioquia, Colombia – the heart of Colombia’s famous coffee triangle. Known as

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Colombia Travel Reporter
Jon McInnes

The Market of Otavalo, Ecuador

Reading Time: 5 minutes Otavalo, a village in northern Ecuador two hours from the Colombian border, hosts the largest and most famous textile market in all of South America

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Colombia Travel Reporter
Jon McInnes

Why is the Panama hat made in Ecuador?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Every country in Latin America makes straw hats.  Colombia’s coffee region has its famous straw hat. But even more famous is Panama’s straw hat. Bright white,  light

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