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Air Travel to Colombia
After years of civil conflict, Colombia has emerged a safe travel destination that’s attracting visitors from all over the world. With more and more direct international flights entering the country each year, Colombia’s airports are welcoming travelers with open arms. Though there are some things you should watch out for, getting into Colombia by plane is a relatively simple process.
Airports
1. Most travelers enter Colombia through the vibrant capital city of Bogota, though there are other options as well. Bogota’s El Nuevo Dorado International Airport (BOG), located eight miles east of the city, is the country’s largest airport and serves as the hub for Avianca, Colombia’s national carrier.
By far the busiest airport in Colombia, BOG features two terminals and handles both international and domestic flights on over two dozen airlines. There are smaller airports in the cities of Barranquilla, Cali, and Cartagena.
Flights and Costs
2. There are direct flights to Colombia from many major cities in the Americas and Europe, including Miami, New York, Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Toronto, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Madrid, and Paris. A flight from New York is approximately five hours and thirty minutes. Costs vary depend on a variety of factors including availability, airline, and time of year.
A round-trip flight to Miami usually costs around $400 to $500. The same flight coming from New York will set you back somewhere between $550 and $650. Budget airline EasyFly operates within Colombia and offers very low rates. Read the rest of this entry »
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Aug 30th, 2010
Columbia, South America Tourist Activities
Columbia is a natural paradise, offering numerous outdoor activities and pursuits. It is home to lush rain-forests and high mountain peaks with sub- and alpine ecosystems, and it provides access to the Galapagos Islands as well as hundreds of miles of ocean beaches. Take advantage of these opportunities and head to Columbia for adventure.
Bird Watching
Columbia has one of the highest species counts for birds in the world. According to the Birding Columbia website, there are over 1800 species of birds within the country, making it a prime destination for bird enthusiasts. The Birding Pal Web site offers a service where a local Columbian birder or naturalist accompanies you and assists with birding in the country. Not only do you get to see birds, but you learn about Columbia and meet new friends in the country as well.
Birding Columbia
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River Rafting
Columbia has many rivers for rafting, kayaking and running. Rafting Columbia offers numerous trips on various rivers throughout the country, including the Rio Suarez day trip. This trip takes you down rapids up to Class V. Paddle boats are used, so expect to paddle during the trip. All life jackets, rafts, gear and guides are provided during trips.
Columbia Rafting
Carrera 10 No. 7-83
San GIl
Santander
Colombia
+311-2838-647
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Cartagena City and Beaches Tours
Cartagena has Spanish Colonial buildings and architecture, miles of beaches, esplanades, plazas, cafes, and boutique shopping. Seeing the city with an organized tour provides the safety of a large group, knowledgeable local guides and access to places not typically found on your own. Destinations Cartagena offers a range of bus and walking tours of the city and the beaches. Day, half-day or multi day tours are available.
Destinations Cartagena
Laguito Edificio Playa Mar Apto. 603
Cartagena, Colombia.
+57-5665-0515
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Aug 12th, 2010
Hotels in Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena a historical city on the northern coast of Colombia, is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the west and Cartagena Bay to the south. The popular tourist area of the city known as Bocagrande is a peninsula surrounded by beach and populated with many hotels, restaurants, clubs and shops.
Cartagena also features a walled colonial area, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Should your travels take you to this Caribbean port city, Cartagena offers several hotels from which to choose.
Hilton Cartagena
Set at the widest point of El Laguito Peninsula, the pet-friendly Hilton Cartagena offers 341 guestrooms and suites located in two tower buildings.
All accommodations feature a furnished balcony, cable television, minibar, refrigerator, coffeemaker, desk, two direct-dial telephones, high-speed wireless Internet connection, hair dryer, bathrobes and slippers.
Amenities at the Hilton include a private beach, three outdoor swimming pools, children’s pool, fitness center, sauna, full-service health and beauty spa, tennis courts, children’s club, business center and tour assistance.
The Hilton also features three on-site dining venues, poolside bar, executive lounge and 24-hour room service. Cartagena’s city center is 3 miles from the hotel. Nearby attractions include the San Fernando Fortress, Inquisition Palace and the Rafael Nunez Museum.
Hilton Cartagena
Avenida Almirante Brion Carrera 5
Cartagena, Colombia
+57-5-665-0660
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Hotel Caribe Cartagena
Surrounded by tropical gardens and palm trees, the Hotel Caribe Cartagena offers 363 guestrooms and suites spread among three buildings. Accommodations include satellite television, minibar, refrigerator, direct-dial telephone, complimentary high-speed wireless Internet connection, in-room safe, hair dryer, bathrobes and slippers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul 5th, 2010
How to Travel to Cartagena, Colombia
With its beautiful Caribbean coastline and stunning colonial architecture, Cartagena is one of South America´s most romantic cities. Cartagena is also, not surprisingly, Colombia´s most tourist-friendly city and welcomes huge crowds of foreigners arriving by land, sea, and air each day. Traveling to Cartagena is quite easy and is no easier or more difficult than traveling to any major international city.
By Land
Purchase a bus ticket in the city from which you are departing. Buses leave from Colombia´s capital Bogota daily (20 hours one way). Other common departure cities include Medellin (13 hours) and Barranquilla (two hours). You can also travel to Cartagena from Caracas in Venezuela (20 hours).
Arrive at the bus station with time to spare. Although things tend to start and end later in Colombia than in the States, it´s always good to be on the safe side.
When you arrive, transport yourself and your luggage to your destination in Cartagena. The bus terminal is located on the eastern edge of the city. Take the large green Metrocar shuttle bus to the center. These leave every 10 minutes and cost $0.50. With normal traffic levels you should arrive in downtown in 40 minutes. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul 2nd, 2010
History of Colombia
Since the beginning of the periods of Conquest and Colonization, there were several rebel movements under Spanish rule, most of them either being crushed or remaining too weak to change the overall situation. The last one which sought outright independence from Spain sprang up around 1810, following the independence of St. Domingue in 1804 (present-day Haiti), who provided a non-negligible degree of support to the eventual leaders of this rebellion: Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander.
In a movement initiated by Antonio Nariño, who opposed Spanish centralism and which led the opposition against the viceroyalty. After the independence of Cartagena in November 1811, two independent governments formed which fought a Civil War, a period known as La Patria Boba. The following year Nariño proclaimed the United Provinces of New Granada, headed by Camilo Torres Tenorio. Despite the successes of the rebellion, the emergence of two distinct ideological currents among the liberators (federalism and centralism) gave rise to an internal clash between these two, thus contributing to the reconquest of territory by the Spanish, allowing restoration of the viceroyalty under the command of Juan de Samano, whose regime punished those who participated in the uprisings. This stoked renewed rebellion, which, combined with a weakened Spain, made possible a successful rebellion led by Simón Bolívar, who finally proclaimed independence in 1819. The pro-Spanish resistance was finally defeated in 1822 on the present territory of Colombia and in 1823 around the Viceroyalty of time.
The Congress of Cucuta in 1821 adopted a constitution, whose main goal was to create the Republic of Colombia, now referred to as La Gran Colombia, which also included present-day Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador. [29] However, the new republic was very unstable and ended with the rupture of Venezuela in 1829, followed by Ecuador, in 1830.
The Venezuelan Simón Bolívar had become the first President of Colombia, and Francisco de Paula Santander was Vice President; when Simón Bolívar stepped down, Santander became the second President of Colombia. The rebellion finally succeeded in 1819 when the territory of the Viceroyalty of New Granada became the Republic of Colombia organized as a union of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela (Panama was then an integral part of Colombia).
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Jun 18th, 2010
Geography of Colombia
Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by Panama and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west by Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.
Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region of the world subject to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, Colombia is dominated by the Andes mountains. Beyond the Colombian Massif (in the south-western departments of Cauca and Nariño) these are divided into three branches known as cordilleras (from the Spanish for “rope”): the Cordillera Occidental, running adjacent to the Pacific coast and including the city of Cali; the Cordillera Central, running between the Cauca and Magdalena river valleys (to the west and east respectively) and including the cities of Medellín, Manizales, Pereira and Armenia, Quindío ; and the Cordillera Oriental, extending north east to the Guajira Peninsula and including Bogotá, Bucaramanga and Cúcuta. Peaks in the Cordillera Occidental exceed 13,000 ft (3,962 m), and in the Cordillera Central and Cordillera Oriental they reach 18,000 ft (5,486 m).[18] At 8,500 ft (2,591 m), Bogotá is the highest city of its size in the world.
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Jun 15th, 2010
Visit Colombia
Most people who have not traveled to Colombia mistakenly think that is a dangerous country, full of drugs, guerrilla and jungle. However, people traveling to Colombia discover a very different country. Large numbers of tourists said to Colombia as a favorite in Latin America. Much of the country is perfectly safe to travel but there are some areas where it is necessary to take some precautions.
Colombia is one of the few countries in Latin America where tourists can enjoy almost any landscape, beautiful beaches, tour the woods, cabins in the forest, mountains and deserts, archeological ruins and colonial towns, nightlife and fashion in modern hotels towns, whale watching, diving and hiking, extreme sports and the warmth and kindness offered by Colombians. Easily could be two months traveling around Colombia, but for those with less time, this travel guide will help you decide which is the ideal place to visit on your vacation.
The most important tourist destination in the Colombian Caribbean coast is Cartagena, which is surely the most beautiful colonial city in all Latin America and the destination for those traveling to Colombia. Nearby you can find beautiful beaches in Islas del Rosario and Tayrona Park (perhaps the best beaches in South America). A 4 hours from Santa Marta Cartagena find the starting point for a wonderful tour of six days through the jungle toward the spectacular ruins of Ciudad Perdida.
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Jun 9th, 2010
An ode to musical diversity of colombia
Colombia has a wide range of Ethnic and customs that have given rise to a lively, deep and big musical production has even managed to permeate into new genres.
In recent years, the fusion of tropical rhythms and traditional genres like pop and rock, performed by artists such as Shakira, Carlos Vives and Juanes have awarded the internationally renowned Colombian music.
One of the most popular rhythms outside the Vallenato, which has its origins in the Caribbean coast where the mixing of African slaves, European conquerors and indigenous native rhythms generated from various percussion instruments like the box and the drums, Accordion including German and flutes and pipes of Indian origin. To this area belong other rhythms like Cumbia, Porro, the Mapalé, the Champeta, the Merecumbé and puja, which are among its most famous interpreters Toto La Momposina and The Pipers of San Jacinto.
The music of the Andes takes African and indigenous elements, but his greatest influence came from Spain, hence its typical instruments are predominantly of strings. The Spanish guitar, the treble, the four, the mandolin, sometimes accompanied by percussion instruments, elegant melodies give us Bambuco, Guabina, Hall, Whirlpool, vals criollo, and more popular as the carranga, the Lane, the guasca and partying.
In large cities, there are significant movements in genres like rock music, pop, funk, jazz, punk and metal. Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla and Cartagena, is the epicenter of major artists are: Aterciopelados, The Hall Effect, Superlitio, the rock scene, Cabas and Fonseca on the pop, the pestilence in the metal, Diva Gash, are some internationally recognized names. Likewise, there are many scenarios to show the new talents, such as the Park Rock Festival, one of the most important in Latin America dedicated to rock.
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May 30th, 2010
What you should know about Colombia?
Due to its privileged geographical position, two oceans, three mountain ranges, forests and plains, Colombia has been described as a continent-country immensely rich in landscapes and unexplored places and therefore with a high tourism.
Started by the Caribbean Coast, where sand and the sea of San Andrés seven colors of fall in love, the stories of inquisitors, liberating heroes, pirates and privateers who inhabit the streets of Cartagena surprise, the natural exuberance and rich archaeological heritage of the Tayrona Park Located near Santa Marta qualified as an of the most beautiful bays in Latin America dazzle and joy of the Carnival of Barranquilla Heritage are just some of the elements in this seductive Colombian coast.
Moreover, archaeological sites such as Ciudad Perdida or St. Augustine are living testimony of an indigenous past that still beats hiding in many places in Colombia, landscapes and places that have not been traveled by the eyes of the world, beaches, waterfalls, trails and routes where coffee is grown or admire plants and animals that would astonish Darwin Parks with thousands of rivers, streams and forests, hills and plains are ideal for ecotourism practice as well as the immensity of the Amazon rainforest.
On the Pacific coast are ideal places for diving as Gorgona island, Malpelo and whale watching this Nuquí Bay. And the departments of the Colombian plains region: Arauca, Casanare, Meta and Vichada, ideal for lovers of extreme sports and adventure tourism.
Vital urban centers where business, trade, cultural activities, nightlife and youth culture are blended in a wonderful pace and cosmopolitan Bogota gastronomic destination, financial and cultural heart, Medellín and industrial center of fashion, the beautiful, historic Cartagena and the capitals of the departments of Valle and Atlantic, Cali and Barranquilla, respectively.
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May 27th, 2010
Archaeology and history of columbia
Colombia has an ancient history before the Conquest and in different places is still alive the testimony of its indigenous past. In San Agustín, Huila department, are preserved stone monoliths represent gods and warriors. In the area of Tierradentro (Cauca), travelers can tour the hypogea, underground burial complexes with cameras.
From the Tayrona Park, on the Caribbean coast, move up a cobblestone path to the ruins of Pueblito, stone city built by the Tayrona, an advanced pre-Hispanic culture whose legacy of jewelry can be admired in the Museo del Oro in Bogota and Tayrona Culture Museum in Santa Marta.
Columbian Colombia
More than a dozen Colombian cultures inhabited the territory before the Conquest and left evidence of high level of development achieved. Cities and stone pathways, statuary, funerary urns and refined gold and pottery pieces are part of the legacy that today allows us to know their lifestyle and beliefs.
The Muiscas, settled in the highlands of Cundinamarca and Boyacá, was a village of farmers. They were excellent goldsmiths and potters and left priceless treasures. The myth of El Dorado, which inspired the conquest of the interior of the continent, had its origin in the inauguration of the new chief who, covered with gold, on a raft headed toward the center of Lake Guatavita accompanied by their priests.
The pottery and metalwork are also highlighted in the cultures Quimbaya, Sinu, Tayrona and Calima. His works can be seen in the Museo del Oro del Banco de la República, the Archaeological Museum Casa del Marqués de San Jorge and the National Museum in Bogota, the Quimbaya Culture Museum in Armenia, the Tayrona Culture Museum in Santa Marta and Sinu Culture Museum in Cartagena. In specialist galleries can buy replicas made with the same techniques used by the indigenous groups.
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May 18th, 2010
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