TURISM IN COLOMBIA:

In colombia we can find and visit a lot of places that have diferents caracteristics lush rainforest valleys, modern cities and Spanish colonial villages, hot Caribbean beaches and snowy mountains. today we are going to show you de 5 most beautiful places in colombia: 1. Cartagena: This is a ideal placeto relax and enjoy time with your family , is a colonial town located in the center of the northeastern Caribbean coast of Colombia. Its average temperature is 30 degrees Celsius (90º F), and the beaches keep warm waters all year round. The beaches are within walking distance of the ancient walls of the Historic Center, locally referred to as El Centro (Down Town). Cartagena has had an interesting confluence of cultures for over 500 years that include the pre-Columbian native aborigines, the Spanish, the Africans and the Arabs.

2. Medellin and Bogota: Bogota is a high-fashion business and education center with ample history, sites to visit, and a nightlife to rival any city in South America. Check out Candelaria in the city center for museums as well as Andres Carne de Res in nearby Chia for a night you will never forget. Alse servers as a jumping off point to visit the historic Boyaca department to the north. Medellin is the city of eternal spring, full of proudpaisas and blooming flowers. Smaller and more asthetically pleasing than Bogota, it can be reached by a short, short plane from the capital or by bus.

3. Parque tayrona: This is other beautifulplace is a protected area in the Colombian northern Caribbean region and within the jurisdiction of the Department of Magdalena and 34 kilometres (21 mi) from the city of Santa Marta. This park presents a biodiversity endemic to the area of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range presenting a variety of climates (mountain climate) and geography that ranges from arid sea level to 900 meters above sea level. The park covers approximately 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi) of maritime area in the Caribbean sea and approximately 150 square kilometres (58 sq mi) of land. It was the second most visited national park in Colombia in 2009, with 211,833 visitors. The most visited park was the Rosario and San Bernardo Corals National Natural Park.

4. Mompos: is a town and municipality in northern Colombia, in the Bolívar Department, which has preserved its colonial character. Located on an island in the Magdalena River where it joins the Cauca River, 249 kilometers from Cartagena. The town that time forgot, stuck in a giant swamp in the northeastern part of the country. Famous for hospitality and rocking chairs, this is supposedly the town that Gabriel Garcia Marquez based Macondo off of in One Hundred Years of Solitude. Getting there is an adventure of its own…don’t miss this place! You will be happily surprised.

5. The Amazon: With the largest tropical rainforest and the most copious river in the world, the Amazonas Jungle we share with our neighbors is another of Colombia’s treasures. It is a prodigious place, not only for the aboriginal people that inhabit it and the sheer size of the river, but also for the life it spawns and nurtures on land and water. Definitely not for everyone, the southern town of Leticia offers endless rainforest adventure. Forget what you saw in Costa Rica; the Amazon is another world. Truly awe-inspiring.