This image gallery contains photos from Bogota, the capital of Colombia, Medellin, Ipiales, and the famous tourist towns of Salento and Guatape.
Ipiales is a cute historic town, surrounded by a nice Andean landscape.
City park in Ipiales – every single tree in the park was decorated like this one.
patio exit at my hostel in Ipiales
Medellin uses gondolas (telefericos) for public transport – a nice substitution for buses
El barrio in Bogota – The city is generally safe. There are plenty of security attendants patrolling in the city center, the old town, and along the popular Mount Monserrate trail.
Another South American city that uses gondolas for public transport is La Paz. I’ve got plenty of cool photos in the Bolivia post.
Colombia has an abundance of street art!
If you’re interested in my stories from traveling in South America, I recommend checking out the Peru post.
Hiking Salento. I was tempted to eat this mushroom…
Salento is famous for the tallest type of palm trees in the world
Keep scrolling for more cool photos from Colombia
Guatape is very busy. The top of this rock is full of tourists taking pictures. Still worth a hike.
Found a small trail by the road. Here I was able to enjoy Guatape the right way.
A view from the top of the rock – as I said, it was worth a hike
If you like the photos of street art in Colombia, like this one above, I would recommend checking out my Rio de Janeiro post.
Watching a football derby in Bogota, Colombia, is a favorite among football fans, but as a Croatian, I wasn’t really overwhelmed.
Colombia has come a long way since the ’90s. From one of the most violent countries in the world, they have emerged as an advanced developing economy and a very tourist-friendly country. Here’s an interesting YouTube video about the crime scene in the ’90s. There has been an interesting connection between those two activities…
