Colombia
Andes, Caribbean and Amazon in one country, with the coffee region in the middle. Transformed in twenty years and still cheaper than its neighbours.
Colombia in ten slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Best time to visit Colombia: Jul–Aug · Dec–Mar
Where people go in Colombia
- Bogotá3 days is about right
- Cali3 days is about right
- Cartagena3 days is about right
- Medellín3 days is about right
- Santa Marta3 days is about right
- Barranquilla2 days is about right
- Cúcuta2 days is about right
- Bucaramanga
- Ibagué
- Pereira
What people go to see in Colombia
The Museo Botero, also known as the Botero Museum, is an art museum located in La Candelaria neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia. It houses mostly works by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, however it also includes artworks from others international artists that were part of Botero's private art collection.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Jul 2026
Felipe Restrepo Acosta · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Museum of Gold is an archaeology museum located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is one of the most visited tourist highlights in the country. The museum receives around 500,000 tourists per year.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jun 2026
Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Candelaria is the 17th locality of Bogotá, Colombia. It is a historic neighborhood located in the city's downtown area, similar to the Old City in other cities. The architecture in La Candelaria features Spanish Colonial, Baroque, and art deco styles.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Apr 2026
Felipe Restrepo Acosta · CC BY-SA 3.0
Monserrate is a mountain over 3,000 metres high that overlooks the city center of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. It rises to 3,152 meters (10,341 ft) above the sea level, where there is a church with a shrine, devoted to El Señor Caído.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Felipe Restrepo Acosta · CC BY-SA 4.0
The National Museum of Colombia is the National Museum of Colombia housing collections on its history, art, culture. Located in the Santa Fe locality of Bogotá, Colombia, it is the largest and oldest museum in Colombia. The National Museum of Colombia is a dependency of the Colombian Ministry of Culture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Aug 2026
Carlos Gustavo Suárez Cruz · CC BY 3.0
The Bolívar Square is the main square of the Colombian capital Bogotá. The square, previously called Plaza Mayor until 1821 and Plaza de la Constitución, is located in the heart of the historical area of the city and hosts a statue of Simón Bolívar, sculpted in 1846 by the Italian Pietro Tenerani, which was the first public monument in the city.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Peter Angritt · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Metropolitan and Primate Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Peter of Bogotá or better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Bogotá and Primate of Colombia, officially Sacred Holy Temple Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica and Primate of the Immaculate Conception of Mary and Saint Peter, is a cathedral church of Catholic worship consecrated to the Immaculate Conception and under the…
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Aug 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 metres (660 ft) underground in a halite mountain near the city of Zipaquirá, in Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is a tourist destination and place of pilgrimage in the country.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Aug 2026
Novoaparra · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bocagrande is a neighborhood in the city of Cartagena de Indias in Bolívar, Colombia. It was designed with first-world standards, such as residential areas of restricted access, and a separate plant for processing waste water. It is located atop a peninsula immediately south of the historic walled city.
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poirpom · CC BY 2.0
The Cathedral of Cartagena de Indias in Colombia, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria is located in the historic centre of Cartagena. It is the episcopal see of the Archbishop of Cartagena de Indias, one of the oldest episcopal sees in the Americas. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
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Ryan · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a fortress in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The castle was built in 1639, and is located on the Hill of San Lázaro in a strategic location, dominating approaches to the city by land or sea. It was originally known as the Castillo de San Lázaro.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Martin St-Amant (S23678) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The convent, cloister and chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de la Popa are located at the top of Mount la Popa, in Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia. It is also called Convento de Santa Cruz de la Popa.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Aug 2026
Petruss · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Convento de Santo Domingo is a Catholic convent established from the 16th century in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. Its canonical name was Convento de San Daniel. Until 19th century, it housed a community from the Dominican Order.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Aug 2026
Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Fort San Sebastián del Pastelillo is a military fortress built in colonial times in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Mar 2026
Ivonne Correa · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Iglesia de San Pedro Claver is a church located in Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Aug 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Palace of the Inquisition, also known as the Inquisition Palace, is an eighteenth-century the seat of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Cartagena, now in modern Colombia. Completed in 1770, The building now houses the Museo Histórico de Cartagena, which presents exhibits on the city’s colonial and republican past and on the operation of the Holy Office in Cartagena.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Aug 2026
Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arví Park is both an ecological nature preserve and Pre-Hispanic archeological site on the eastern slopes of Aburrá Valley, in the northeast area of Medellín, Colombia. The park covers several other municipalities of Antioquia, including Envigado, Bello, and Copacabana. It covers 16,000 hectares, 1,760 of which consist of natural forests.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Oct 2024
Sebas1000 · Public domain
The Joaquin Antonio Uribe Botanical Garden of Medellín, more simply known as the Botanical Garden of Medellín, is a 14-hectare botanical garden in Medellín, Colombia. The botanical garden has 4,500 flowers and 139 recorded bird species. It has an important collection of orchids preserved in an architectural space called the "Orchideorama".
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 May 2026
Jorge Láscar · CC BY-SA 3.0
Botero Plaza, surrounded by the Museum of Antioquia and the Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture, is a 7,000 m2 outside park that displays 23 sculptures by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who donated these and several other artworks for the museum's renovation in 2004. The plaza is located in an area of Medellín, Colombia, known as the "Old Quarter".
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Jul 2026
SajoR · Public domain
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, is a Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception. It is located in the central zone of the Medellín (Colombia) in the Villanueva neighborhood on the north side of Bolívar Park.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Aug 2026
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The Museum of Antioquia is an art museum in Medellín, Colombia. It houses a large collection of works by Medellín native Fernando Botero and Pedro Nel Gómez.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nutibara Hill is a rocky hill formation located in the Colombian city of Medellín, in the geographic center of the Aburrá Valley and on the west bank of the Medellín River. It is one of the few ecosystems that is conserved in Medellín and is considered one of the city's seven "guardian" hills.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jul 2026
Jorge Gomez (Kroyf) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture is a public building in Medellín, that houses cultural programs related to the Department of Antioquia, such as concerts, conferences, and art exhibitions. Belgian architect Agustín Goovaerts designed the building in a Gothic Revival style. The palace was named after Rafael Uribe Uribe, a General for the Colombian Liberal Party.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
Kamilokardona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Parque Explora is an interactive science museum in Medellín, Colombia, loosely modeled after San Francisco's Exploratorium. It houses South America's largest freshwater aquarium, Explora Aquarium. The museum contains over 300 interactive attractions, as well as a 3D auditorium, planetarium, television studio, and vivarium.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 May 2026
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Cali Zoo is located in the city of Cali in the country of Colombia. The Zoo belongs to a foundation that carries its name and whose mission, since it took the zoo's administration in 1981, has been to improve the animals' diet, their natural environment, and the medical care of the existing fauna.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Aug 2026
The Calima Gold Museum is an archaeological museum dedicated to the Calima culture located in the historic center of Santiago de Cali, Colombia. The Calima Gold Museum was the ninth museum created by the Bank of the Republic of Colombia in order to show the artistic and cultural expressions of the pre-Hispanic populations.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Aliman5040 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ciudad Jardín is the southernmost part of Santiago de Cali in western Colombia. This community is home of some of the wealthiest living in Cali today. It contains many commercial parks such as the Jardin Plaza which is one of the largest outdoor shopping centres in Colombia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
Cristo Rey is a statue 26 meters tall located in the Cerro de los Cristales in the village of Los Andes, west of the city of Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The hill is so named because of the large amount of quartz that could be collected in the surrounding area.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Tertulia Museum, formerly known as the Museum of Modern Art La Tertulia, is an art museum in Cali, Colombia. It has an important collection of American and especially Colombian art.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Leidy Estefani Mielguteto Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Cali also called the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cali or simply the Cali Cathedral, is the mother church of the city of Cali, Colombia, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali. It is recognized as Architectural Heritage of Cali, and was declared a National Monument of Colombia by resolution 002 of 12 March 1982.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Jul 2026
CLALILO · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Museum of Modern Art of Barranquilla (MAMB) is a private cultural center in Barranquilla. It was inaugurated in 1994, though it had been active since 1974, hosting various national and international art exhibitions.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 May 2026
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The Pumarejo bridge is a bridge over the Río Magdalena in Barranquilla and the Salamanca Island Road Park in Sitionuevo, Colombia, which has connected the city with the east of the country since December 20th 2019.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Apr 2026
Gaabii98 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Queen Mary Cathedral also called Metropolitan Cathedral of Queen Mary is a cathedral church of Catholic worship dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The cathedral is located in the central area of Barranquilla, Colombia, western side of the Plaza de la Paz, where the zero point of the city is located.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Jdvillalobos · CC BY 3.0
The Window to the World is a public monument located in Barranquilla, Colombia. It was built in 2018 to commemorate the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games, which the city hosted. It is located in a roundabout in the northern part of the city, near the intersection of the Circunvalar and Via 40.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Apr 2025
Jdvillalobos · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino is an hacienda or quinta built in 1608, famous for being the death place of Simón Bolívar on December 17, 1830. The hacienda is located in the corregimiento of Mamatoco within the tourist district of Santa Marta, near the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Oct 2024
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The Tayrona National Natural Park is a protected area in the Colombian northern Caribbean region and within the jurisdiction of the city of Santa Marta, 34 kilometres (21 mi) from the city centre. The park presents a biodiversity endemic to the area of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, featuring a variety of climates and geography that ranges from arid sea level to 900 meters above sea level.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Jul 2026
Ben Bowes · CC BY 2.0
Norte de Santander is a department of northeastern Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Venezuela. Its capital is Cúcuta, one of the country's major cities.
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Julianruizp · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge is a road bridge connecting Colombia with Venezuela across the Táchira River. One of five bridges across the border between the two countries, it is about 210 meters long, with two lanes of traffic and a width of 7.3 meters.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jun 2026
JUAN DIEGO CHABUR · CC BY 3.0
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