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Plan a trip to Colombia
Coffee hills, Caribbean color and some of the warmest welcomes anywhere.

Colombia at a glance
Colombia is a country in South America; its capital is Bogotá. People mainly speak Spanish. The currency is the Colombian Peso (COP). VoyaKin maps 120 places to see here, including 6 UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Coffee hills, Caribbean color and some of the warmest welcomes anywhere.
- Flag
- 🇨🇴
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Region
- South America
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Colombian Peso (COP)
- More
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Before you go: official information
Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Colombia’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.
Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.
Places to see in Colombia
12 of the 120 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: O--o (CC BY 3.0). Map

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

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

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.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wehwalt (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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
Bogotá
City · Cundinamarca Department
Bogotá is the capital and largest city of Colombia. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map


Cartagena
Cartagena de Indias
City · Bolívar Department
Cartagena, known since the imperial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map


Barranquilla
City · Atlántico Department
Barranquilla is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mr.Jhosimar (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Santa Marta
City · Magdalena Department
Santa Marta, officially the Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta, is a port city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia. It is renowned in Latin American as the place of death of Simón Bolívar.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta (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
Keep exploring
Questions only someone who’s been can answer? Join the Colombia Circle to meet travelers and people who live there.
Cities: Cartagena · Medellín · Bogotá
Also in South America: Brazil · Argentina · Bolivia · Bouvet Island · Chile · Ecuador · Falkland Islands · French Guiana
Last updated November 8, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.
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