How to get to Colombia – Tourism in Colombia
There are several ways to get to Colombia, here we help you to choose the best or most appropriate for you. Here we will list the options: By Air There are regular international flights into major cities including Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cartagena, Pereira, Cucuta, Armenia and San Andres Island as well as to […]
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Weather & Climate of Colombia – The Weather in Colombia – Climate of Colombia – Tourism in Colombia
The Climate of Colombia is characterized for being tropical and isothermal as a result of its geographical location near the Equator presenting variations within five natural regions and depending on the altitude, temperature, humidity, winds and rainfall. Each region maintains an average temperature throughout the year only presenting variables determined by precipitation during a rainy […]
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Languages of Colombia – Tourism in Colombia
More than 99.2% of Colombians speak the Spanish language; also 65 Amerindian languages, 2 Creole languages and the romani language are spoken in the country. English has official status in the San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands. The overwhelming majority of Colombians speak Spanish (see also Colombian Spanish), but in total 101 languages are […]
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Economy of Colombia – Tourism in Colombia
Historically an agrarian economy, Colombia urbanised rapidly in the 20th century, by the end of which just 17% of the workforce were employed in agriculture, generating just 6.1% of GDP; 21% of the workforce were employed in industry and 62% in services, responsible for 37.3% and 56.6% of GDP respectively. Colombia’s market economy grew steadily […]
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Amazon Region of Colombia – Tourism in Colombia
Amazonía region in southern Colombia comprises the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo and Vaupés Amazonía región in southern Colombia comprises the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo and Vaupés, and covers an area of 403,000 km², 35% of Colombia’s total territory. The region is mostly covered by tropical rainforest, or jungle, which […]
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Orinoquía Region of Colombia – Tourism in Colombia
The Orinoquía region is one of the five natural regions of Colombia that belongs to the Orinoco River watershed. The area east of the Andes includes about 699,300 square kilometers, or three-fifths of the country’s total area, but Colombians view it almost as an alien land. The entire area, known as the eastern plains, was […]
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Pacific Region of Colombia – Tourism in Colombia
The Pacific region, specially in the Choco area, has a high rainfall level, one of the river with the highest water flow in the world is located there, the Atrato river, it almost create a natural channel between the Pacific ocean and Caribbean sea. The western third of the country is the most geographically complex. […]
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Caribbean region of Colombia – Tourism in Colombia
The Caribbean region of Colombia is more continental and maritime area North of the country. It owes its name to the Caribbean Sea, which is bordered on the North. The Caribbean lowlands consist of all of Colombia north of an imaginary line extending northeastward from the Golfo de Urabá to the Venezuelan frontier at the […]
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Andean Region of Colombia – Tourism in Colombia
This is the most populated region in the country which is characterised by its diverse topography given by the Andes. Near the Ecuadorian frontier, the Andes Mountains divide into three distinct, roughly parallel chains, called cordilleras, that extend northeastward almost to the Caribbean Sea. Altitudes reach more than 18,700 ft (5,700 m), and mountain peaks […]
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Natural Regions of Colombia – Colombian Natural Regions – Nature Travel Destinations – Tourism in Colombia
Colombia usually classifies its geography into five natural regions, from the Andes mountain range, a region shared with Ecuador, Venezuela; the Pacific Ocean coastal region shared with Panama and Ecuador; the Caribbean Sea coastal region, shared with Venezuela and Panama; the Llanos (plains), shared with Venezuela; to the Amazon Rainforest region shared with Venezuela, Brazil, […]
