To remember Colombia’s history is to celebrate the events that have shaped us into the most welcoming place on Earth. Its mixture of cultures, ethnicities and customs makes Colombia a nation you simply must visit, a place where you’ll be received with open arms.
It’s normal to hear about Columbia when you’re talking about Colombia the country and all about it. But the truth is that they are very different places. The first one is not a country, it refers to a British city or a city in the United States. The second one refers to a South American country, located in the Andes and known for the beauty of its landscapes.
Dance, music, art and culture make Colombia unique. Can you believe that Colombian art history has been evolving for 3,000 years? There is archaeological evidence of the existence of pottery in Colombia earlier than anywhere else in the Americas.
Every year, millions of visitors are seduced by Colombia’s charms. The country is home to lively cities, stunning landscapes and incredible flora and fauna, unique across the world.
Towns like Barichara, Girón, Honda, Villa de Leyva and Santa Fe de Antioquia are some of the greatest attractions for culture lovers.
The Chibchas are the first population that inhabited what we know today as Colombia in the fifth century BC.
Colombia is one of the world’s top coffee exporters and we ship millions of bags of our finest beans abroad every year. But why is the world so in love with Colombian coffee? Here we explain how our perfect coffee-growing climate, coupled with our world-beating arabica beans and lovingly-tended fincas all adds up to the perfect cup:
Mompox, Playa de Belén, Ciénaga, Buga and Guaduas are five of the 14 villages that make up the Tourist Network of Colombian Heritage Towns, and are emblems of cultural tourism.
Colombia is home to the largest collection of religious monuments and megalithic sculptures in all of South America and they […]
You can tell a lot about a country by who it chooses to adorn its money, even though most of […]
Mompox was founded on 1537. It was included in Unesco’s World Heritage Site list because of its beauty and historical value.