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Colombia

Colombia is South American’s most northern country. It’s opened it’s doors to tourism in recent years after a recovery from decades of struggles with drug trafficking. Now, Colombia is safe to travel.

Our Colombia travel guides and resources feature the best places to travel in Colombia, including Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena, Tayrona National Park, Salento and Cocora Valley, Popayan, and our favourite, Villa de Leyva.

Colombia Travel Costs

Is Colombia expensive to travel? We backpacked Colombia for under $40 a day.

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Pasto Colombia City Before the Border Cross - Charlie on Travel

Crossing the Colombia/Ecuador Border at Rumichaca

According to travel guides, the only safe place to cross the overland border between Colombia and Ecuador is Rumichaca. The closest Colombian town is Ipiales (but we recommend staying in Pasto) and the closest Ecuadorian town is Tulcan (but we’d go straight across to Otavalo).

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Pasto Cathedral Colombia - Charlie on Travel

Stopover in Pasto — Colombia’s Unappealing Border City

Pasto is a small city near the Colombia/Ecuador border and a frequent stopover for those making the long overland journey from Colombia to Ecuador. It’s an unappealing city and we wouldn’t recommend more than an overnight stop here, but it’s a better option than stopping in Ipiales.

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Popayan Colombia Things To Do - Colonial Churches

Popayán, Colombia’s White City

Popayán is known by two names: the white city (la ciudad blanca) and the fertile city (la ciudad fecund). It’s known as the white city because the old town is whitewashed and the fertile city because no other town has contributed as many Colombian presidents.

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Salento & Hiking Cocora Valley

Wax palm trees and coffee farms — those are the two things that Salento is famous for. The little Colombian town of Salento is nestled in the verdant green Andes mountains and is just a short ride from the Valle de Cocora hiking trail.

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El Cocuy National Park Hiking Guide

Adventurous souls can see can see glaciers, the mighty condor and the other-worldly fraijones in El Cocuy National Park. Snow-capped peaks and wide valleys make the hiking in this Andes mountain range spectacular.

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Bogota Travel Guide Colombia - La Candelaria

A Practical Travel Guide to Bogota

Is Bogota just “a big city with big city problems” as one Colombian told us, or is there more to Bogota than first meets the eye?

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Villa de Leyva Best Things to Do Plaza Major - Charlie on Travel

Villa de Leyva, Our Favourite Colombian Town

Villa de Leyva is paradise in Boyaca, according to one Colombian that we spoke to and we’d agree.

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Cartagena Colombia Travel Guide Old Town Streets - Charlie on Travel

10 Things You’ll Love To Do in Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena is a charming colonial city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast.

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Street art in Santa Marta Colombia

8 Best Things To Do on a Stopover in Santa Marta

After our incredible weekend hiking in Tayrona National Park, like many tourists we hopped out into Santa Marta and based ourselves in the town for a few nights.

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Tayrona National Park - Cabo San Juan beach and jungle

Tayrona National Park — A Hike Through Jungles and Beaches

Tayrona National Park — a glorious place where jungle meets beach. This travel guide takes you through how to get to Tayrona and the jungle hike to get to the best beaches once you’re there.

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15 Amazing Things To Do in Medellin

Nestled in a green valley, Medellin is a city of three million people that is blessed with a consistently pleasant climate all year round. 

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