Alexa & Álvaro
Things To Do
Colombia
Cartagena de las Indias: One of the most beautiful colonial towns in South America. Colorful colonial architecture, great museums, nightlife and food. Santa Marta & Taganga: Nice whitewashed colonial town with Colombia’s best sunsets and a great hub to discover the upper part of Colombia’s Caribbean coast & Sierra Nevada. Taganga (about 15 min from Santa Marta) is a chilled-out village and renowned dive-site (one of the cheapest destinations in South America to get your PADI certificate). Tayrona National Park: A sacred spot for the Kogi indigenous people, the park offers a great variety of flora and fauna, beautiful beaches, jungle treks and camping. Palomino: A beautiful white sand beach next to Tayrona National Park. Some cool hostels, great vibes, cheap cold beer… basically everything you need. La Guajira desert: An end-of-the world untouched paradise, with almost no tourists, inhabited by the Wayuu community. Click on the link below to view a short video about Colombia!
Bogotá
Bogotá is Colombia's beating heart, an engaging and vibrant capital cradled by chilly Andean peaks and steeped in sophisticated urban cool. The city's cultural epicenter is La Candelaria, the cobbled historic downtown to which most travelers gravitate. Here, a potpourri of carefully preserved colonial buildings is home to museums, restaurants, hotels and bars, peppered amid 300-year-old houses, churches and convents. Nearly all of Bogotá's traditional attractions are here, radiating from Plaza de Bolívar, and gorgeous Cerro de Monserrate is just east. Lonely Planet has a good list of main places to go in the city: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/colombia/bogota
Day trips from Bogotá
Andrés Carne de Res Chía: This legendary steakhouse blows everyone – even repeat visitors – away with its all-out fun atmosphere (it has a 75 page menu!). You can also come here for the epic night life! Guatavita: It was once believed that El Dorado was located in a small circular lake in Guatavita, a mystical place for the Muisca people. You can visit this lake and the beautiful town of Guatavita that is just an hour from Bogotá. Zipaquira: The most popular day trip from Bogotá, 50km north, Zipaquirá is a cute historic town noted for its salt mines and underground salt cathedrals. Salt was a major resource in this area before the Spanish showed up, and local mines still churn out 40% of Colombia's salt resources. Villa de Leyva: One of the most beautiful colonial villages in Colombia, Villa de Leyva is a city frozen in time. Declared a national monument in 1954, the photogenic village has been preserved in its entirety, with cobblestone roads and whitewashed buildings.