Colombia, expedición a la Ciudad perdida

About the destination: Colombia's cosmopolitan capital city Bogotá, with a population about 8 million people, is located at an altitude of about 2640 m in the Andean Highlights. This gives it constant spring like weather. Bogotá is not only a getaway for travel throughout the country but also an interesting city to explore. It has an attractive old quarter, La Candelaria, ia a mixture of old and modern with beautiful old colonial buildings and palaces, bohemian cafés, art galleries and theatres and some excellent examples of modern, futuristic architecture. The city is known for its collection of pre-Columbian gold art, splendid colonial churches, great museums such as the superb Museo del Oro, considered one of South America's best museums. Bogotá offers visitors everything that a modern city can give, including a vibrant and diverse cultural life. El Centro is filled with shops, offices, cafés and a financial district. Most of the best hotels, restaurants, cafés, boutiques and nightclubs are located in Zona Norte. Day trips from Bogotá include a trip to Zipaquirá, where you will find the impressive underground cathedral built out of a salt mine. Another interesting place to visit is Monserrate, which offers a fantastic views over the city

About the destination: Medellin is the second largest city in Colombia, and the capital of Antioquia. Due to its pleasant spring-like climate all year round the city is known as the City of the Eternal Spring. Despite its reputation of dangerous city throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Medellin is now considered to be one of the safest cities in Latin America.Medellin is a modern city of significant elegance, with luxurious restaurants, stylish bars and cafés, boutiques and galleries. Colombian figurative artist Fernando Botero was born here, you'll find many of his sculptures spread throughout the city, especially in Plaza Botero where there are 23 sculptures of the Colombian artist. There are several museums and old churches to visit, an impressive Metropolitan Cathedral, a superb Botanical Garden and many lively squares. Many people come here for the nightlife, which has the reputation to be one of the best in Colombia. Medellin is also known for its noteworthy festivals and events, such as the International Poetry Festival, the International Jazz Festival, the International Tango Festival, the Flower Parade and Los Alumbrados, the Christmas lights decorating Medellin, which make it the most beautiful Latin American city for the holidays.

About the destination: Guatapé is a municipality in the Department of Antioch, Colombia. This is known as one of the most colorful and beautiful places in the country. In Guatapé we can find beautiful places such as the Peñón del Guatapé, the zocalo museum or the Chapel of Our Lady of Santa Ana.

About the destination: The city of Santa Marta, is officially a district tourist, Cultural and historic at the same time the capital of the Department of Magdalena and one of the regions most important in the Caribbean after Barranquilla and Cartagena. The city of Santa Marta used as tourist slogan "the magic of having it all" because it makes more than a hundred beaches and a snowy mountains. This city, located in the Bay of the same name, is one of the main destinations of the Colombian Caribbean. Its location between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, with the higher peaks of the country, and the Caribbean Sea, they make attractive to visit the variety of fauna and flora that exist in the area, as well as cultural and historical sites that the city has. Makes the target a place with lots of activity throughout the year, both in the high summer season, and in the winter season. But in addition the city is the second oldest of South America, has a unique architectural heritage which already makes the city a tourist destination worth visiting at any time of the year.

About the destination: The Tayrona National Natural Park, located in northern Colombia, is a large protected area that covers the slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, which adjoin the Caribbean coast. It is known for its palm-lined coves, coastal lagoons, tropical forests and rich biodiversity. In the center are the ruins of Pueblito, an archaeological complex accessed through forest paths and featuring terraces and structures built by the Tayrona civilization.

About the destination: Ciudad Perdida, also known as Teyuna or Buritaca-200 was an ancient Tayrona indigenous town and archaeological site belonging to the city of Santa Maria. Teyuna spent almost 400 years under a layer of mud and vegetation until in the 70s some huaqueros discovered it by chance. There is no other way to access it than on foot and that is what makes this place so interesting and exciting.

About the destination: The city of Santa Marta, is officially a district tourist, Cultural and historic at the same time the capital of the Department of Magdalena and one of the regions most important in the Caribbean after Barranquilla and Cartagena. The city of Santa Marta used as tourist slogan "the magic of having it all" because it makes more than a hundred beaches and a snowy mountains. This city, located in the Bay of the same name, is one of the main destinations of the Colombian Caribbean. Its location between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, with the higher peaks of the country, and the Caribbean Sea, they make attractive to visit the variety of fauna and flora that exist in the area, as well as cultural and historical sites that the city has. Makes the target a place with lots of activity throughout the year, both in the high summer season, and in the winter season. But in addition the city is the second oldest of South America, has a unique architectural heritage which already makes the city a tourist destination worth visiting at any time of the year.