Colombia Guides
9 comprehensive guides for destinations across Colombia.
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Tayrona National Park: Where Colombia Caps Tourists to Save the Rainforest
Colombia's most famous national park forces visitors to confront a hard truth: your Instagram beach photo comes at an ecological cost. Here's how to visit without making it worse.
Sustainable TravelMinca: Where the Coffee Is Organic, the Birds Outnumber the People, and the Waterfalls Have a Crowd Problem
A sustainable travel guide to Colombia mountain village of eco-lodges, shade-grown coffee farms, endemic birdwatching, and waterfall hikes in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Budget GuidesMedellín on $40 a Day: Colombia's City of Eternal Spring Without the Gringo Markup
A practical 2026 budget guide to Medellín: metro and Metrocable fares, Laureles vs. Poblado, Comuna 13 and Guatapé day trips, Botero, paisa food, nightlife, entry formalities, and honest daily costs.
Solo TravelCali Solo Travel Guide: The $3 Salsa Class, the 15,000-Peso Cover, and the City That Dances Through Anything
A solo travel guide to Cali, Colombia in late 2026 — salsa classes from $3, club covers, safety, neighborhoods, post-earthquake updates, and the recovery Feria de Cali.
Culture & HistoryMedellín: How a City Replaced Bullets with Cable Cars and Built the Most Unlikely Urban Recovery in the Americas
An anthropologist's guide to Medellín's transformation: cable car social urbanism, Comuna 13 street art, memory museums, and the neighborhoods where the recovery is real.
Food & DrinkBogotá by the Bowl: Ajiaco, Chocolate con Queso, and the Best Restaurant in Latin America
A food guide to Bogotá's 200-year-old soup counters, the market that feeds the city, cheese dropped in hot chocolate, and El Chato — now the best restaurant in Latin America. With addresses, prices, hours, and what to skip.
Food & DrinkCartagena: Where the Caribbean Meets Colombia's Best Kitchen
A comprehensive food and drink guide to Cartagena, from street food to World Top 50 restaurants, with specific addresses, prices, hours, and what to skip.
Culture & HistoryBogotá: Where Andean Altitude, Gold, and Graffiti Force You to Slow Down
2026 Bogota culture and history guide: altitude survival, La Candelaria street art, Museo del Oro, Monserrate 2025 pricing, Zipaquira Salt Cathedral foreigner tiers, El Chato and Latin Americas 50 Best dining scene, Andrés Carne de Res, Check-MIG entry rules, ciclovía, budgets
Culture & HistoryCartagena: The Fortress That Outlasted Drake, Vernon, and Time — A Culture & History Guide to Colombia's Caribbean Stronghold
Inside Cartagena's UNESCO walls: San Felipe fortress, Getsemaní street art, and the restaurants making it Latin America's hottest food city — with 2026 prices, hours, and what to skip.