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San Francisco a Beach Hideaway in Colombia's Choco

We fell in love with San Francisco. A 2 day stay turned into a week and when we left we knew we would be coming back and often
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April 12, 2025
April 12, 2025
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Barrancabermeja - Colombia's Oil Capital and Port on the Magdellena River

Barrancabermeja is difficult to say even after practicing it a dozen times. The locals just call it Barranca – saving some breath. It’s a hot climate, one of the hottest cities in Colombia.
2020-12-03
December 3, 2020
Cities

Monteria: a Tropical City and Pleasant Surprise

Monteria is a pleasant tropical city situated on the Sinu River not far from Colombia's southern Caribbean coast. The city of 400,000 is off the tourist circuit and relatively unknown to foreign tourists.
2020-05-18
May 18, 2020
Towns and Villages

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
Colombia's Gateways to the Amazon

Mocoa – The End of the World - A Gateway to the Amazon

Mocoa is called a gateway to the Amazon. Located in the department of Putumayo in southern Colombia, the town is a remote gem on the fringe of Colombia's Amazon jungle.
2019-06-19
June 19, 2019
Best Beaches

Colombia's Southern Caribbean Beaches: Arboletes to Tolu

Colombia's southern Caribbean coast, south of Cartagena, is rarely visited by foreigners.
2020-06-18
June 18, 2020
Best Beaches

Arboletes: Beaches and Mud Volcano on Colombia's Caribbean Coast

Arboletes is a small, seaside village of 22,000 people on Colombia's southern Caribbean coast. It lies between the cities of Turbo and Tolu.
2020-05-27
May 27, 2020
Hot/Thermal Springs

Hot Springs in Colombia's Coffee Triangle

Colombia's coffee triangle is currently one of the hottest tourist attractions in the country. Not just for coffee lovers, it's popular with tourists making their first journey into Colombia.
2020-05-14
May 14, 2020
Travel Safety

Travel Safety in Colombia

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 always asked when someone talks about their travels in Colombia.
2019-12-22
December 22, 2019
Retirement

Snowbirds in Colombia and Other Forms of Tourism

I spend my winters in Colombia. I’m retired and live 8-9 months of the year in a northern climate. But when it gets bitter cold I gladly head south.
2019-07-06
July 6, 2019
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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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