Trips to Colombia
Why travel solo to Colombia?
What’s the weather like in Colombia?
Colombia is home to various climates: tropical along the Caribbean coast, with the Andean climates varying depending on altitude. As a result, temperatures vary significantly depending on where you are in the country. The average summer temperature in highland Bogotá is 59ºF (15ºC), and the average winter temperature is 54ºF (12ºC).
Top three activities
1. Explore Cartagena’s pirate heritage
2. Hike through Tayrona National Park
3. Uncover modern Medellín
Top five dishes to try
1. Bandeja paisa – a hearty dish consisting of sausage, beans, rice, egg and plantain
2. Ajiaco – an Andean chicken stew featuring sweet corn, potato and avocado
3. Arepa – a flatbread made from ground maize, with savory fillings
4. Empanadas – a quintessential street-food dish of deep-fried pastries
5. Cazuela de mariscos – a thick seafood and coconut soup
Top places to visit in Colombia
Bogotá
Colombia’s highland capital, surrounded by sweeping views of the Andes, is home to elegant architecture and vibrant neighborhoods, beautifully preserved churches and graffiti-sketched streets. An exciting mix old and new awaits here.
Medellín
Now free of the violence of its Escobar-controlled past, Medellín has transformed beyond recognition in the last few decades. Nowadays, you’ll find a stylish and innovative city, set between jagged peaks, with high-end restaurants and lively bars.
Cartagena
Cartagena offers that enchanting mix of sun-kissed streets, blue sea and pirate folklore. Known as ‘La Heroica’, this Caribbean port city was founded by slaves as the first free town in the Americas – a city immortalized in Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s magical-realist novels.
Caño Cristales
Fringed by jungle and rugged earth, this canyon is home to a unique natural phenomenon: where a series of rivers and waterfalls flow in streams of crimson and magenta. Prised from the grasp of guerillas (who held it for two decades), it’s a fantastic spot for hiking and swimming.
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