Things to do in Manizales: the tower you can climb, the cable car locals commute on, and the airport 59 kilometres away
Manizales without the guesswork: why your flight lands at Matecana in Pereira 59 kilometres away, what the state says about...
Filandia, Quindio: What to Know Before You Go
Filandia is seven kilometres up a spur road. It is not on the way to…
Valle de Cocora and Salento: What to Know Before You Go
Salento is a small municipality in QuindÃo that happens to sit at the gate of…
Laguna de Guatavita: What to Know Before You Go
The Laguna de Guatavita is not in Guatavita. It sits in the neighbouring municipality of…
Villa de Leyva, Colombia: What to See and How to Get There
In December 1954 the Colombian government declared Villa de Leyva a national monument, and it…
Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral: What to Know and How to Get There
The cathedral you walk into at Zipaquirá is the second one. The first opened in…
Things to Do in Bogotá: What to See and How to Get Around
Bogotá is 2.600 metres up, 14 °C most of the year, and the busiest airport…
Palomino, Colombia: The River, the Beach and Getting There
Palomino is not in Magdalena, it is not a suburb of Santa Marta, and it…
Things to Do in Santa Marta: The City, the Coast and the Sierra Above It
Santa Marta is the oldest surviving city in South America and almost nobody comes for…
Santa Marta to Minca: The Road, the Colectivo and What Is Actually Up There
Minca is thirteen and a half kilometres from Santa Marta, and until the road was…
Tayrona National Park: Which Gate Is Open, What It Costs and When It Closes
Tayrona is the reason most people come to Santa Marta, and in 2026 it has…
Guatapé From MedellÃn: the Road, the Rock and How to Time the Day
Guatapé is the day trip almost everyone takes out of MedellÃn, and the town is…
Santa Fe de Antioquia: the Half-Day Trip From MedellÃn
Santa Fe de Antioquia is the closest real day trip to MedellÃn, and the one…
