Colombia
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
Margaritas, Cuba libres, piña coladas and mojitos are drinks with Latin American origins that have become staples at bars across America. But what about the drinks being mixed up further south? Whether you want to know what to order up at the bar during your next ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (9 days ago)
Acclaimed Seattle-based adventure travel company and guide service Mountain Madness debuts its newest trip on February 4th: an excursion to Colombia's El Cocuy National Park. Although Colombia is often characterized as being mostly tropical jungle or coastline, the Andean ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (10 days ago)
While many people think of hostels as run down hotels with cramped rooms and few amenities, there are many properties that can actually make you feel as if you're staying at a resort. For those who want comfort on a budget, here are 10 excellent luxury hostels from around ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (15 days ago)
On February 1, LAN Colombia will celebrate the airline's inaugural flight to the United States when it touches down at Miami International Airport from Bogota. The event will be marked by a water cannon salute and will be attended by the iconic Juan Valdez (and possibly his ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (28 days ago)
In South America, there are myriad diverse landscapes, unique flora, and endemic fauna to experience. With so many destination options on the continent, however, it can sometimes be hard to decide exactly where to go. National parks can provide beautiful and educational ...
by Jeremy Kressmann (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Everything about Bogota, Colombia's capital of culture, cuisine and Cumbia, begs for further exploration. From the rough-around-the-edges street art of colonial-tinged 'hood Candelaria, to the fabulous golden Pre-Columbian artifacts at the Museo del Oro, to the buzzing ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
When visiting Columbia in South America, there are many interesting national parks to explore. Amacayacu National Park, Cocuy National Park, and Tayrona National Park are all natural points of interest in the country. Iguaque National Park, however, has one very unique ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Last year, Gadling's Aaron Hotfelder braved the mountainous jungles of Colombia to visit Ciudad Perdida, the nation's famous "Lost City".
These remote ruins were built by the Tayrona, a culture that thrived from 200 AD to c.1650 AD. More than 250 of their stone ...
by Jeremy Kressmann (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
I made my first visit to Colombia this past February and was immediately fascinated with the place. Everything from the rough-around-the-edges charm of Bogota, to the exotic tropical fruit juices, to the vibrant nightlife left me craving more. Today on Spotify I found an ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
Pavia Rosati is the founder of Fathom, a recently debuted travel website. Fathom is smart and beautifully designed. It's full of exciting short briefs about various destinations across the globe.
Rosati, as you'll see from her answers below, is an experienced editor and ...
by Justin Delaney (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
From an island microslum in Colombia to a haute enclave in central Paris, the ten most crowded islands in the world bear scant similarities in class or culture. In fact, every entry in the top ten comes from a different country. But being islands, each shares the common ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
Last autumn, after having tracked the Airbnb buzz for a while, I finally took the plunge and reserved rooms through the site in Panama City and Bogotá for my two-stop December jaunt.
About a half-hour into my first pit stop, it was already clear to me that the ...
by Jeremy Kressmann (RSS feed) (9 months ago)
Not all the glowing stories about Colombia's travel revival are true: a visit to Bogota can still be dangerous. I actually found myself in peril my first day in Colombia's capital when I went for some authentic lunch. As I sat down for my first Colombian meal, a friendly ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
Latin America is one of the world's most budget-friendly regions for visitors. There are very cheap places to stay across the region--most notably across Central America--where a few dollars will get you a bed for the night and dinner.
But in a budget-friendly region ...
by Stephen Greenwood (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
Seeing the sun set over a foreign land can lead to some of the most memorable moments on any given trip. Even though it's an event we witness every day of our lives, watching it dip over a new horizon always feels like a completely new experience. Today's Video of ...
by Justin Delaney (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
In this video, National Geographic photographer Mark Moffett retells his hilarious expedition through the rain-forest of Colombia searching for the world's most poisonous frog. It is a candid glimpse into all of the strange travel details that go into getting a shot ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Four Loko, meet Coca Colla. CNN reports that Bolivia has launched a campaign to legalize coca, a native plant that has been used for medicinal purposes and as a mild stimulant by the indigenous peoples of the Andes for thousands of years. And yes, coca does contain trace ...
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Medellin, Colombia isn't the way it used to be. Once known for its drug cartels and their inordinately vengeful wars that regularly victimized citizens of the city as well as travelers, Medellin has gone under, well, the knife, in more ways than one. The city's makeover has ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Fernand Léger's map of Colombia.
If for some reason you need another reason to visit Bogotá soon, here it is. There is currently a retrospective of the late famed Colombian photographer Hernán Díaz on display in Bogotá.
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by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Yes is the short answer. Bogota is indeed the next Buenos Aires. But before we get to why this is the case, we need to understand why Buenos Aires is the current Buenos Aires.
Travelers have an insatiable appetite for great cities that are cheap, and there's probably ...
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