COLOMBIA
Cocaine, coffee, cartels and civil war: that’s all a lot of foreigners used to know of Colombia
Today however, travellers are raving about the beaches, the transforming cities, the boom of creativity and the warm welcome received from people proud to show off what was hidden away for so long.
From a country that was in headlines for all the wrong reasons two decades ago, Colombia has quickly surpassed being the secret, word-of-mouth destination of those visiting South America, to becoming one of its star attractions.
In fact, it's probably our favourite country in South America.
Lazing away on picture postcard Caribbean beaches, hanging out the back of a 4x4 driving through rugged and wild desert, discovering the story of one of the most innovative cities in the world, sipping coffee which you've just picked and brewed by hand, reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the streets through which he roamed, and kicking back in a sun-kissed plaza with cowboys sharing tales over a bottle of liquor.
In Colombia, every traveller will be able to enter into another world. Colour, music and chatter will follow you everywhere and the country will reach deep into your soul and paint it red, yellow and blue.
There’s a reason why magical realism was born here.
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