Barranquilla, It is known as Colombia's Golden Gate, an Industrial, Portuary, and Special District, is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia. Capital of the Atlantico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port on the Colombian Caribbean Region and the fourth largest city of Colombia. It lies strategically by the delta of theMagdalena River, serving as port for fluvial and maritime transportation. It is also known as the craddle of Colombian aviation and as home to a very picturesque carnival.
Bogota
Bogota is the country’s capital, located at an elevation of about 2,650 m. / 8,660 ft. on a mountain rimmed plateau high in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes Mountains. The city of Bogotá has a great variety of tourist places, with a combination of colonial buildings and skyscrapers. Some points of interest in the city include: La Candelaria zone, with several museums, cultural scenery and art exhibitions. La Plaza de Bolívar, surrounded by government buildings representing several styles and eras. Among the numerous churches are those of Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Ignacio, the Cathedral situated in La Plaza de Bolívar, La Tercera San Diego and the sanctuary of Monserrate.
The list of museums can be headed with the famous Gold Museum which is a testimony to native Indian culture.
Cali
Cali, Colombia's third-largest city, is noted more for its laid-back atmosphere and its Salsa scene than its tourist attractions. Cali is the capital of the department of Valle del Cauca , one of the most prosperous regions of the country and the home of the large sugar mills and numerous industries.Located in the Cauca Valley, Cali is also known throughout Colombia and the rest of South America for its salsa music and beautiful women. At the end of the year, between December 25 and January 1st the Cali Fair takes place, with all kinds of street festivities. At this time of year the Bullfighting Festival, one of the most important events of its kind in the country takes place in the Plaza Monumental de Cańaveralejo.Just 20 miles east from Cali is Palmira a nice and industrious town that is worth a visit. Cali is best for the natural views.
Cartagena
Cartagena de Indias is the perfect travel destination, no matter if you are planning your vacation, a business trip, wedding party or if you are a backpacker traveling on a limited budget. Tourists who come to enjoy the history, the sights, the weather and nightlife. Plan to stay several days, to enjoy the colonial period, the modern city and the fashionable seaside resorts of Colombia’s second port. Cartagena is blessed with the perfect location on the Caribbean sea.
Medellin
Medellín is known as the industrial capital of Colombia. The metropolitan area of Medellin lies within the Aburrá Valley at an altitude of 1,538 meters and is bisected by the Medellín River which flows northward. North of the valley are the towns of Bello, Copacabana, Girardota and Barbosa. To the south of the valley lie Itagui, Envigado, Sabaneta, La Estrella and Caldas.
San Andres
The archipelago of San Andrés and Providence is located 480 miles North-West of the Colombian mainland in the Caribbean Sea, in close ecological and archaeological contact with the northern part of Colombia, Central America and other islands in the Caribbean. Three inhabited islands and various cays and islets surrounded by reefs populated by Mother Nature.The Caribbean, virgin land, crystal-clear waters teeming with life. A warm and joyful people who turn dreams into reality.
African, European and Asiatic ancestry, the basis of this race of Caribbeans. A people fluent in English and Spanish, to broadcast their culture and customs far and wide. Colors, music and tranquility. Privacy and peace, which exists only in the solitude of unknowns places far from big city life and stress.
Santa Marta
Santa Marta, on Colombia's Caribbean coast, boasts a fine natural harbor and splendid views, but that's only part of the reason the Spaniards chose it for their first settlement. Their choice was influenced by gold. The local Tairona indigenous communities were known for their goldsmithing work. Some of their products, what didn't get shipped back to Spain via the new port of Santa Marta, is on view in Bogota, as part of the Treasures from the Museo del Oro. Now, the Tairona Heritage Studies Centre is devoted to the study of the indigenous groups which inhabit the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Santa Marta has warm, clean beaches, many in Tayrona, or Tairona, park.
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