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 ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Budget Vacation Guide 2012: Bogota, Colombia
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 ...How to visit the birthplace of humanity
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 ...Colombia's Lost City gets long-term preservation plan
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 ...Take a musical trip to Colombia with The Original Sound of Cumbia
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 ...Traveler Q & A: Pavia Rosati
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 ...Top ten most crowded islands in the world
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 ...Airbnb: Six awesome experiences
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 ...Latin America on a budget: Bogota, Colombia
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 ...Latin America on a budget: How to plan a budget-friendly adventure
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 ...Video of the Day - Sunsets around the world
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 ...
Nat Geo Photographer recounts hilarious tale searching for the world's most poisonous frog
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 ...
Bolivia campaigns to legalize coca
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 ...
Medellin then and now
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 ...Bogota: Hernan Diaz retrospective
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.
...Is Bogota really the next Buenos Aires?
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 ...A Day in Medellin, Colombia
Medellin, Colombia is an increasingly cosmopolitan city. The city's struggle to fight crime and stay clean has actually yielded certain benefits for those visiting the city. With an ongoing campaign to modernize the city while simultaneously keeping the attractions ...Bogota airport security restriction: no hand grenades (or any other grenades)
With airport security on the rise around the world, it isn't surprising to see long, fairly exhaustive lists of what you can't take on the plane. Who among us doesn't know someone who's lost a lighter or bottle of shampoo at the security line because of these ...New report says Amazon reveals one new species every three days
2010 has been declared the International Year of Biodiversity to help raise awareness of the vast numbers of species that exist on our planet and the challenges that now threaten many of them with extinction. There is no place on the planet that exemplifies the concept of ...10 reasons to choose Colombia as your next vacation destination
It's safe, it's affordable, and it's attracting travelers like never before. Colombia, the closest South American getaway to the United States, has seemingly appeared on just about every "hip new travel destination" list over the last few years, including the New York ...Ciudad Perdida: The spectacular five-day trek to Colombia's Lost City
Backpackers in Colombia are divided into two groups: those who have made the exhausting five-day trek to Ciudad Perdida, and those who haven't.
Dating from the 800s, Ciudad Perdida (literally "Lost City") was once home to as many as four thousand Tayrona Indians, but ...
