Colombia Travel Guide. The only country in south america to border both the pacific and the caribbean colombia offers a huge range of ecosystems from the amazon rainforest near leticia to the snowcapped mountains of the sierra nevada de santa marta and the tropical islands of san andrés and providencia. Journey to isla gorgona.
Snow capped peaks wild jungles acres of beautiful coastlines bustling cities dizzying nights of salsa and an unforgettable culture travel to colombia is all this and more. For decades the country was torn apart by a drug war and conflicts with leftist groups but travel to colombia today is safe and rewarding. It s rich in emeralds coffee and oil.
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Surging rivers pump faster than your pulse can keep pace as you ford them waist deep against the otherwise quiet beauty of the sierra nevada. Once a prison island isla gorgona is now part of a national park that lies 30 miles 48. The trip to ciudad perdida is a thrilling jungle walk through some of the country s most majestic tropical scenery. It s rich in emeralds coffee and oil.