Plan a trip to Cartagena

Elsewhere in Colombia

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  Santa Cruz de MompoxUNESCO

  City · Bolívar Department

  Mompox, officially Santa Cruz de Mompós, is a town and municipality in northern Colombia, in the Bolívar Department. The town initially grew from its proximity to the Magdalena River and has preserved much of its colonial character.

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  Los Katíos National ParkUNESCO

  Parque Nacional Natural Los Katíos

  Park & nature · Antioquia

  Los Katíos National Natural Park is a protected area located in northwest Colombia which covers about 720 km2 (280 sq mi). The elevation ranges between 50 and 600 m.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: LaggedOnUser (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Chiribiquete National ParkUNESCO

  Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de Chiribiquete

  Park & nature · Caquetá Department

  Chiribiquete National Natural Park is the largest national park in Colombia and the largest tropical rainforest national park in the world. It was established on 21 September 1989 and has been expanded twice, first in August 2013 and then in July 2018.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Carlos Castaño Uribe (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  San Agustín Archaeological ParkUNESCO

  Parque Arqueológico de San Agustín

  Ruins · Huila Department

  The San Agustín Archaeological Park is a large archaeological area located near the town of San Agustín in Huila Department in Colombia. The park contains the largest collection of religious monuments and megalithic sculptures in Latin America and is considered the world's largest necropolis.

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  San Basilio de PalenqueUNESCO

  Town · Bolívar Department

  San Basilio de Palenque, often referred to by the locals simply as Palenke, is a Palenque village and populated centers of Colombia in the Municipality of Mahates, Bolivar in northern Colombia.

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  Castillo San Felipe de BarajasUNESCO

  Fort · Bolívar Department

  The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a fortress in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. Constructed in 1639, it is located on Cerro San Lázaro in a location that overlooks approaches to the city by land or sea. It was originally known as the Castillo de San Lázaro.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

A few words in Spanish

From VoyaKin’s free Spanish lessons in the app, with audio there.

• HolaHello / Hi
• Buenos díasGood morning
• Buenas tardesGood afternoon
• Buenas nochesGood evening / Good night
• ¿Cómo está?How are you? (polite)
• Bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?Fine, thanks. And you?
• AdiósGoodbye
• Hasta luegoSee you later / Bye