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Little known Towns and Villages in Colombia’s Valle de Cauca

The Valle de Cauca is a province in S.W. Colombia nestled between the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Central and Oriental. It also includes a stretch of Pacific coastline.
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December 11, 2023
December 11, 2023
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Pijao - the 'slow city' in Colombia's Coffee Triangle

Pijao is a small town 31 kilometers (19 miles) to the south of Armenia located in Colombia's famous coffee triangle in the Quindio province.
2021-12-02
December 2, 2021
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The Beautiful Colonial Villages of Boyaca

Boyaca is a picturesque department of green fields, glacial lakes and charming Spanish colonial villages; popular with Colombian tourists, rarely visited by foreigners.
2020-12-18
December 18, 2020
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The Best Colonial Towns - a look at Colombia's 17 'Heritage Villages'

Whether your travel focus is visiting Colombia's beaches, jungles or big cities, it's hard to tour Colombia and not want to visit small towns like like Jardin, Barichara or Mompox.
2019-10-25
October 25, 2019
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Playa Belen - One of Colombia's Most Beautiful Villages

Playa Belen is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Colombia. But it is so far off the beaten path few people ever visit.
2019-05-22
May 22, 2019
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Las Lajas - Colombia's Most Beautiful Church

Las Lajas Sanctuary, a catholic church located in southern Colombia about seven miles from the Ecuadorian border, is considered the most beautiful church in Colombia.
2019-05-03
May 3, 2019
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Tatacoa Desert and the Valley of Sorrows

Traveling along the Magdalena river, through the green coffee plantations and rice fields of Huila, it’s hard to imagine the Tatacoa desert just up ahead.
2018-10-14
October 14, 2018
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Searching for Sevilla in the Valle de Cauca and a Colombia Long Past

What makes us want to look up people and places from our past? People from relationships long over, old faded brick schools, homes we once lived in that now look so small.
2018-10-16
October 16, 2018
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COLOMBIA

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This is a blog with over 85 articles with photos on Colombian destinations. For a traveler, Colombia is the best kept secret of the continent. It’s affordable and relatively undiscovered.

It is a country with so much to offer: history, beautiful scenery, mountains, coastlines, beaches, rainforests, abundant greenery, raging rivers, caves, sleepy colonial towns, hip, hot metropolitan cities, friendly and sophisticated people, archeological sites, excellent coffee and a wide array of fruits and vegetables to discover.

Hopefully the information provided herein will help convince more travelers to  visit Colombia.
- Jon McInnes
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