Colombia Travel Guides
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Colombia Travel Facts
Colombia covers Caribbean coastline, Andean highlands and Amazon rainforest, and it has become one of South America's most rewarding destinations over the past decade. Cartagena's walled colonial centre draws the most visitors, Medellín has reinvented itself around cable cars and hillside neighbourhoods, and Bogotá offers museums and altitude at 2,640 metres. In between sits the coffee region around Salento, where the wax palms of the Cocora Valley are the country's signature landscape.
Capital
Bogotá
Population
~52 million
Area
1,141,748 km²
Time Zone
COT (UTC-5)
Currency
Colombian Peso (COP)
Languages
Spanish
Main Airports
BOG (Bogotá), MDE (Medellín), CTG (Cartagena)
Visa
Visa-free up to 90 days for most Western nationalities
Best For
Caribbean coast, coffee region, colonial cities
Typical Cost Level
Budget
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Colombia Travel FAQ
Most Western nationalities can enter Colombia visa-free for up to 90 days. This applies to EU, UK, US, Canadian and Australian passport holders, and stays can be extended to 180 days per calendar year. All travellers must complete the online Check-Mig form within 72 hours of arrival and departure.
December to March is the driest and most popular period across most of Colombia. A second dry window runs from July to August. Because the country sits on the equator, temperature depends more on altitude than season — Cartagena is hot year-round while Bogotá stays cool at 2,640 metres.
The main tourist areas of Colombia are far safer than the country's reputation suggests, and visitor numbers have grown steadily. Cartagena, Medellín, Bogotá and the coffee region are well travelled, though opportunistic theft is common and the local saying "no dar papaya" — don't make yourself a target — applies. Some border and rural regions still carry government travel warnings.
Colombia uses the Colombian Peso (COP). Amounts run into the thousands, so prices are often written with the last three digits abbreviated. Cards work in hotels and restaurants, but keep cash for street food, buses and small shops.
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