a photo journal

Bogotá

19 June 2011

Bogotá is Colombia's beating heart, an engaging and vibrant capital cradled by chilly Andean peaks and steeped in sophisticated urban cool.

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Popayán

16 June 2011

A small colonial-era city known for its chalk-white facades (its nickname is La Ciudad Blanca, or "the White City").

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Cali

10 June 2011

Cali is a city with a real zest for life that draws you in and stays with you long after you leave town.

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Los Nevados

06 June 2011

One of Colombia's most awe-inspiring national parks, PNN Los Nevados encompasses 583 sq km of rugged terrain in the heart of the Colombian Andes.

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Manizales

05 June 2011

The northern point of the Eje Cafetero (Coffee Axis), Manizales is a pleasantly cool, midsized university town with steep, hilly streets, surrounded on all sides by green mountain scenery.

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Eje Cafetero

30 May 2011

Colombia is famous for its coffee, but nowhere is the prized bean more important than in the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío, which together make up the heart of the Zona Cafetera, also called the Eje Cafetero (Coffee Axis).

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Cartagena

25 May 2011

Cartagena de Indias is the undisputed queen of the Caribbean coast, a historic city of superbly preserved beauty lying within 13km of centuries-old stone walls.

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Tayrona

20 May 2011

Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona is a magical slice of Colombia's Caribbean coast, with stunning stretches of golden sandy beach backed by coconut palms and thick rainforest.

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Rioacha

18 May 2011

Riohacha, traditionally the end of the line, is the gateway to the northern, semiarid desert region of La Guajira.

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La Guajira

18 May 2011

The Guajira Peninsula, the vast swath of sea and sand that is Colombia's northernmost point, is home to the indigenous Wayuu people, who historically repelled all the invaders – including English pirates, Dutch smugglers and Spanish pearl hunters – for centuries.

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