My sweet wall by https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd 10 famous places in Colombia en-us 2018-04-21 15:19:41 UTC 2023-02-19 20:35:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pictureland.png Tayrona Park iterancano https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254060078 It has some of South America's loveliest coastline. This little, delightful spot is located about 30 minutes from the city of Rodadero, with beautiful beaches, hammocks to rent for the night, food, water and surf. Additionally, you can get a guide to take you to a native village in the nearby mountains.]]> 2018-04-21 15:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254060078 San Andres Island iterancano https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254061057 The islands of San Andrés, Providence and Santa Catalina, in the southwestern Caribbean, greeting travelers from around the world in search of these perfect postcards to verify that in the breeze, coconuts and carefree smiles of its inhabitants lives the joy of Colombia. From the airplane, San Andrés’s calling card is its sea of seven colors, filled with colorful fish and vibrant corals ready to delight every visitor. After an afternoon relaxing on the beach and shopping in the free port, the night arrives with force and fills the atmosphere with music and dancing. Few people get to know the rural side of San Andrés because San Andrés’s opportunities for tourism are so well-known and loved.]]> 2018-04-21 15:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254061057 Cabo de la Vela iterancano https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254061632 Cabo de la Vela (Spanish for "cape of sails") is a headland in the Guajira Peninsula with an adjacent small fishing village. It is a popular ecotourism destination of the Caribbean Region of Colombia. The cape is surrounded by the La Guajira Desert, several saline lagoons and mudflats visited by large populations of American Flamingos. Seafood is the number one and only option and lots of beach restaurants have fresh langostas and fish on the menu. Best option if you like langosta is to buy it directly from the fishermen when they arrive on the beach. Prices start at COP15,000 per kilo and can be bargained down. Ask them to boil them for you and eat them with lemon. You can also find a fantastic fruit stand on the main street that makes amazing juices and fruit salads.

]]> 2018-04-21 15:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254061632 Baru Island iterancano https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254062498 Isla Baru (part of the Islas del Rosario) is just shy of an hour outside Cartagena and home to Playa Blanca; a white sand beach with clear Caribbean waters that is of perfect temperature. The gorgeous beach couldn’t be kept secret long and soon enough it evolved from an untouched paradise visited by local islanders to the tourist-facing, beach hawking mecca it has become today.]]> 2018-04-21 16:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254062498 Caño Cristales iterancano https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254062933 Caño Cristales is an exceptional and surprising natural site, probably considered one of the world’s most beautiful. Its unique ecosystem is very fragile and now belongs to the Sierra de la Macarena Natural National Park. This succession of water falls and rock formations offer a colourful show thanks to the prehistoric aquatic plants (In fact, the site is a geological formation that is older than the Andes) with yellow, red, green and blue colours covering the rocks. For this reason, the river is known as the river of five colours. The wet season is the best period to visit the site, from June to November. At this time, the river is at its most colourful]]> 2018-04-21 16:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254062933 Nevad iterancano https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254072043 The ‘Nevado del Ruiz’ is a volcano located on the outskirts of Manizales in the Coffee Triangle. This is a tall and conical volcano, which has been active for about two million years. The ‘Ruiz’ belongs to the Park Los Nevados, where rivers spring, that supply the coffee region of Colombia (Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío and Tolima) .The maximum height permitted to ascend is 5.125m of the 5.321m to the top. The road to the ‘Nevado’ is full of extraordinary geographical attractions including lakes, volcanic mountains, hot springs, among others. Ascending to the ‘Nevado’, vegetation gets more and more scarce, but the landscapes become more impressive. As it gets colder, the picture resembles that of a desert. When the day is clear, you can see the top of the mountain snow peaks.]]> 2018-04-21 18:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254072043 Chicamocha Canyon iterancano https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254072163 The Chicamocha Canyon is a Colombian natural attraction now part of the group of 261 destinations in the campaign to select the top several natural wonders of the world. This paradise-like place is a not-to-be-missed visual spectacle.
Imposing, majestic, and fascinating is how tourists describe the Chicamocha Canyon, a geographic accident located in the department of Santander, not far from the city of Bucaramanga. The temperature in the canyon fluctuates from 11°C to 32°C from day to night. It is extremely dry, and vegetable covering is scant, almost absent. It is located just 54 kilometers from Bucaramanga by car at an altitude of 1,450 meters above sea level.
The Chicamocha River runs along the bottom of the fault to join the Fonce and Suárez Rivers and further on, the copious Sogamoso River. It is 227 kilometers long. With a depth of approximately two kilometers, this canyon is deeper than the famous Colorado Canyon.
]]> 2018-04-21 18:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254072163 Monserrate Mountain iterancano https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254072562 If you're in Bogota you can not really ignore it. From every corner where you go, you see it lie: Monserrate, a mountain of almost 3152 meter. Monserrate is an important symbol of Bogota. Not in ecological respects, but in religious terms. The name is derived from the Montserrat mountain near Barcelona in Spain. You can go up in different ways. There is a cable car, a train, but you can also just walk. The cable car was built in 1953 and consists of 2 cars with a capacity of 40 persons per car. The cable car ride takes about 4 minutes. The train was ready a bit earlier. The train is already at the mountain since 1928. With a speed of 3.2 meters per second it takes about 5 minutes to reach the top. In December 2003, it is possible, the arrival of the new train with a glass roof, nothing of nature to be missed during the ride up.]]> 2018-04-21 18:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254072562 The Peñol of Guatapè iterancano https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254073048 The municipality of Guatapé, located in Eastern Antioquia, was founded in 1811. The economy is based on agriculture (tomatos, corn, potatoes and beans), hydroelectric production and finally tourism. In fact, Guatapé has good hotel infrastructure. The most visited places are El Peñol of Guatapé (Rock of Guatapé) and the Embalse Peñol-Guatapé (the lake of Guatapé) that covers 2262 hectares. The architecture is very distinctive thanks to its colored façades and ornamental skirting boards. The Peñol of Guatapé is a monolith (a huge stone block), only 70 km away from Medellin. It is composed of feldspar, mica and quartz. It is considered an item of cultural heritage. One can reach the top via the stairs (649 steps), getting the best view of the Guatapé lake.

]]> 2018-04-21 18:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254073048 Saint Felipe of Barajas Castle iterancano https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254073483 This is the greatest fortress ever built by the Spaniards in any of their colonies and it still dominates an entire section of Cartagena's cityscape today. It should definitely be your first choice of fortresses to visit. The original fort was commissioned in 1630 and was quite small. Construction began in 1657 on top of the 40m-high San Lázaro hill. In 1762 an extensive enlargement was undertaken, which resulted in the entire hill being covered over with this powerful bastion. It was truly impregnable and was never taken, despite numerous attempts to storm it. A complex system of tunnels connected strategic points of the fortress to distribute provisions and to facilitate evacuation. The tunnels were constructed in such a way that any noise reverberated all the way along them, making it possible to hear the slightest sound of the approaching enemy's feet, and also making it easy for internal communication.]]> 2018-04-21 18:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/iterancano/j23uj7a4d7kd/wish/254073483