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, […]
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Geography of Colombia – Colombia Map – Tourism in Colombia
The Republic of Colombia is a transcontinental country largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in North America. Colombia is bordered to the northwest by Panama; to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; and it shares maritime limits with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, the […]
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Colombia: living history – Tourism in Colombia
Its natural diversity is complemented by a heterogeneous, diverse and unified multicultural nation. The contributions of different cultures are evident throughout the country’s, history which dates back 12,000(+/- years, with traces of human settlements with approximately 5,000 years of existence, Thanks to its locatíon it was a crossroads between the different territories that make up […]
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National symbols of Colombia – Tourism in Colombia
The National symbols of Colombia are the symbols which represent the national identity of the Republic of Colombia as a sovereign state. The national symbols intend to represent the Colombian identity by creating visual, verbal cultural iconic representations of the national people, values, goals, and history. These symbols are often rallied around as part of […]
