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Aratoca

  1. Nature

    Cross the Chicamocha Canyon by cable car

    A six-kilometre cable car crosses from one canyon wall to the other, hanging 1,200 metres above the floor — one of the longest lines in the world. Look down from the cabin and photograph it.

Barichara

  1. Nature · Guane

    Walk the Camino Real stone path from Barichara to Guane

    Walk from one village to another on the historic Spanish-built stone path with canyon views — and photograph it.

  2. Culture & art · Santander

    Wander Barichara, 'Colombia's prettiest town'

    Stroll the preserved colonial town of cobbled streets, whitewashed houses and red-tiled roofs — and photograph it.

Barranquilla

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Bogotá

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Cali

  1. History · Cristo Rey

    Watch Cali from the Cristo Rey statue

    Stand beside the giant Christ statue overlooking the city; watch the valley and the sunset — and photograph it.

  2. Culture & art · San Antonio

    Tour colonial Cali in the San Antonio neighborhood

    Wander the hilltop colonial church and colorful streets; watch the city lights from the hill in the evening — and photograph it.

  3. Culture & art

    Dance at a salsa club in Cali

    In the world salsa capital, go to a salsa club with local dancers or take a lesson — and photograph it.

Cartagena

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Filandia

  1. Food

    See the coffee-region panorama from Filandia town

    Watch the green valleys from the viewing tower of Filandia, Salento's quieter neighbor; wander the colorful streets — and photograph it.

Fomeque

  1. Nature · Chingaza

    Hike the Chingaza páramo

    Hike among giant frailejón plants and glacial lakes in the high-mountain ecosystem near Bogotá — and photograph it.

Guatape

  1. Nature · Guatapé

    Climb the 740 steps of El Peñol rock in Guatapé

    Climb to the top of the giant monolith for the unique view of finger-like lakes and islets — and photograph it.

  2. Culture & art · Guatapé

    Tour the colorful zócalos of Guatapé town

    Wander Colombia's most colorful town, where embossed painted panels (zócalos) decorate the base of the houses — and photograph it.

Guican

  1. Nature · Boyacá

    Trek the Andean glaciers in El Cocuy

    Hike at high altitude among snowy peaks and glacial lakes in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy national park — and photograph it.

Ipiales

  1. History · Nariño

    See the Las Lajas Sanctuary over the gorge (Ipiales)

    See the neo-Gothic church built like a bridge over a gorge, in the deep valley near the Ecuador border — and photograph it.

Jardin

  1. Food · Jardín

    Coffee and colorful streets in the town of Jardín

    Drink coffee in the colorful chairs of the main square in Antioquia's preserved colonial coffee town — and photograph it.

La Macarena

  1. Nature

    See the 'river of five colors' at Caño Cristales (Jul-Nov)

    Swim in the river — regarded as the world's most beautiful — turned red by the underwater plant macarenia — and photograph it.

Leticia

  1. Nature · Amacayacu

    Spend a night in the Amazon rainforest at Amacayacu

    Stay with an indigenous community in the national park for a night jungle walk, a canoe tour and giant water lilies — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Amazonas

    See pink dolphins from Leticia in the Amazon

    Take a river tour from the Amazon gateway where three countries meet; see pink river dolphins and visit Puerto Nariño — and photograph it.

Mahates

  1. Culture & art · Palenque

    Experience the first free town's culture at San Basilio de Palenque

    Discover the Palenquero language, music and dances in the Americas' first town freed from slavery (UNESCO) — and photograph it.

Manizales

  1. City discovery · Santa Rosa de Cabal

    Relax in the thermal springs of Santa Rosa or Manizales

    Unwind in natural thermal pools with hot waterfalls at the foot of the volcanic mountains — and photograph it.

Medellín

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Mompos

  1. History · Bolívar

    Wander the riverside colonial streets of Mompox (UNESCO)

    See the silver filigree workshops in the isolated, time-stopped colonial town on the Magdalena River — and photograph it.

Nuqui

  1. Nature · Chocó

    Whale-watch at Nuquí/Bahía Solano on the Pacific (Jul-Oct)

    Watch the breeding migration of humpback whales from a boat on the remote Pacific coast; relax on black-sand beaches — and photograph it.

Paez

  1. History · Tierradentro

    Descend into the underground tombs of Tierradentro (UNESCO)

    Descend the steps into the ancient underground burial chambers carved into rock and painted with geometric patterns — and photograph it.

Palomino

  1. City discovery

    Go river tubing in Palomino

    Drift lazily on an inner tube among the palms down the river flowing from the Sierra Nevada to the sea — and photograph it.

Popayan

  1. History · Cauca

    Tour the all-white colonial center of Popayán

    Stroll the whitewashed streets of the town nicknamed the 'White City'; trace the famous Holy Week processions — and photograph it.

Providencia

  1. Nature

    Dive the pristine reef of Providencia

    Dive or snorkel the world's third-largest coral reef off San Andrés's quiet sister island — and photograph it.

Puerto Colombia

  1. Nature

    Sunset at the historic Puerto Colombia pier

    Watch the Caribbean sunset from the restored historic pier, once one of the world's longest; relax at the nearby beaches — and photograph it.

  2. City discovery · Salgar

    See the sea from Castillo de Salgar

    Climb the 19th-century Castillo de Salgar on the cliffs above the Caribbean, watch the waves break below the old stone battery, and photograph the horizon.

  3. Nature · Pradomar

    Swim at a local beach in Puerto Colombia

    Head to Pradomar or Salgar beach where barranquilleros go on the weekend, swim in the warm Caribbean, eat fried fish under a palm hut, and photograph the shore.

Riohacha

  1. Culture & art

    Discover Wayuu weaving and culture in a community

    Spend time with the Wayuu people weaving colorful mochila bags in the La Guajira desert and learn their culture — and photograph it.

Salento

  1. Food · Eje Cafetero

    Pick and roast coffee at a farm (finca)

    Pick the coffee cherry yourself at a finca in the coffee region, see it processed and taste it fresh from the cup — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Valle de Cocora

    Hike among the giant wax palms of the Cocora Valley

    Trek the green hills among the 60 m wax palms, the tallest palm trees in the world — and photograph it.

  3. Food

    Wander Salento's colorful streets and ride a Willys jeep

    Stroll the Calle Real of the colorful-balconied coffee town; ride a classic Willys jeep to Cocora — and photograph it.

San Agustin

  1. History · Huila

    See the mysterious stone statues of San Agustín (UNESCO)

    Tour the hundreds of stone figures carved by a vanished civilization in the Americas' largest group of megalithic monuments — and photograph it.

San Andrés

  1. Nature

    Swim in the seven-color sea of San Andrés

    Snorkel in the 'siete colores' sea that shifts through shades of blue on the Caribbean island; see the coral reefs — and photograph it.

San Gil

  1. City discovery · Santander

    Go rafting and paragliding in San Gil

    In Colombia's adventure capital, raft the Fonce/Suárez river and paraglide over the canyon — and photograph it.

Santa Marta

  1. Nature · Parque Tayrona

    See where jungle meets beach in Tayrona National Park

    Walk and swim at Cabo San Juan, where the palm jungle meets the Caribbean in pristine coves — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Sierra Nevada

    Trek 4 days to Ciudad Perdida (the Lost City)

    Take the tough 4-day hike through the Sierra Nevada jungle to the stone terraces of the Tayrona city older than Machu Picchu — and photograph it.

  3. Food · Minca

    Waterfalls and coffee in the mountain village of Minca

    Swim in waterfalls, tour coffee-and-cacao farms and birdwatch in the cool mountain village at the foot of the Sierra Nevada — and photograph it.

Sesquile

  1. Nature · Guatavita

    Learn the El Dorado legend at Lake Guatavita

    Walk around the sacred crater lake where the Muisca offered gold; see the source of the El Dorado myth — and photograph it.

Soledad

  1. Food

    Eat butifarra in Soledad

    Cross to Soledad and eat butifarra, the little spiced meatballs the town is famous for, with a bollo and a squeeze of lime, and photograph the plate.

Uribia

  1. Nature · Punta Gallinas

    Stand at South America's northernmost point at Punta Gallinas

    Reach the continent's northernmost tip by 4x4, with dunes descending from desert to sea and deserted shores — and photograph it.

  2. Nature · Cabo de la Vela

    See where desert meets sea at Cabo de la Vela

    Sleep in a hammock on the coast where the desert meets the Caribbean in Wayuu indigenous land; try windsurfing — and photograph it.

Usiacurí

  1. City discovery

    Watch iraca weaving in Usiacuri

    Take the short trip to Usiacuri, the town where families weave iraca palm fibre into bags, jewellery and baskets by hand. Watch a weaver work, buy a piece, and photograph the craft.

Valledupar

  1. Culture & art · Cesar

    Discover the birthplace of vallenato music in Valledupar

    Hear live music in the homeland of vallenato, Colombia's accordion-driven folk music; catch the April festival — and photograph it.

Villa de Leyva

  1. Nature · Boyacá

    Stand on Villa de Leyva's giant colonial square

    Stand on one of Latin America's largest cobbled squares in the all-white colonial town; see the fossil museum — and photograph it.

Villamaria

  1. Nature · Los Nevados

    See the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Los Nevados (Manizales)

    Hike at high altitude amid páramo and glacier scenery in the national park of snow-capped Andean volcanoes — and photograph it.

Villavieja

  1. Nature · Huila

    Stargaze in the Tatacoa Desert

    Stargaze at the observatory in the red-and-gray canyon semi-desert with little light pollution; spend the night in the desert — and photograph it.

Zipaquira

  1. History · Zipaquirá

    Descend into the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral

    Tour the illuminated underground cathedral carved 180 m deep into a former salt mine — and photograph it.