Colombia has changed its face and the world is noticing: flamboyant colonial Cartagena facing the Caribbean, resurrected Medellín turned urban laboratory, the coffee region and its valleys of giant palms, the wild beaches of Tayrona park, the Lost City at the end of four days of jungle and the red desert of the Tatacoa. Exuberant nature, two oceans and the most enthusiastic welcome on the continent: the rising country, and rightly so.
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Six days between capital and desert: colonial catacombs, sea lion islands, an oasis in the hollow of the dunes and the Nazca lines seen from the sky.
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Seven days between the world's highest great lake and the colored mountains: kayaking at Capachica, Taquile island, chullpas, the last Inca bridge and the fortress of Waqrapukara.
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Nine days between two worlds: San Pedro cave, the Strait of Tiquina, Copacabana and its basilica, the sacred north and the ridge of Isla del Sol, the temple of Iñak Uyu on Isla de la Luna, then the flight to Rurrenabaque, the río Tuichi in Madidi, the macaw cliff and the pampas of the Yacuma.
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Nine days toward the wonder: four days' walking on the Inca Trail to the Sun Gate, then Machu Picchu explored from every angle, ticket after ticket.
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The right season
An equatorial country, Colombia has no seasons but altitude zones: it is always mild in Medellín, hot in Cartagena, cool in Bogotá. The driest spells, December-March then July-August, are ideal for Tayrona, the Lost City and the coffee region. April-May and October-November, wetter, keep fine windows between showers.
Quick guide
Domestic flights (Avianca, LATAM) are essential over the long mountainous distances. The buses, everywhere, wind along slowly. In town, Uber and the app taxis replace the hailed cab.
The Colombian peso (COP), with dizzying amounts: 50,000 pesos make about a dozen euros. Card in the cities, cash in the countryside and on the coast. Never change money in the street.
Spanish, said to be the clearest in Latin America: the perfect place to practise it. English remains rare outside Cartagena and the hotels.
Uber, Cabify or inDrive depending on the city, Rappi to have anything delivered, and Redbus for the coaches. Download offline maps for the coffee region.
Colonial casonas of Cartagena and Villa de Leyva, coffee fincas where you sleep among the plantations, ecolodges of Tayrona. The value is excellent.
Take time for small talk before any business, dance when invited, even badly, and follow the local rule: "no dar papaya", do not flaunt your valuables.
Must-sees
Bolívar
The most flamboyant fortified city of the Caribbean: flowered balconies, shaded squares and ramparts at sundown, UNESCO.
Salento
The 60 m wax palms, the national tree, planted in unreal high-altitude meadows. The emblematic hike of the coffee region.
Medellín
From the most dangerous neighbourhood in the world to escalators covered in street art: the symbol of Medellín's rebirth, on a local guided tour.
Santa Marta
Caribbean coves at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, coconut palms, giant boulders and hammocks facing the ocean. Paradise, wild version.
Sierra Nevada
Teyuna, the "Colombian Machu Picchu", reached after four days of jungle trek: thousand-year-old terraces and morning mist.
La Macarena
The river of five colours, carpeted with bright red aquatic plants from June to November: a phenomenon unique in the world.
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