Bocagrande, Cartagena: What the Beach Peninsula Is, What the Beach Is Like in 2026, and Whether to Stay There
Bocagrande, Cartagena, as we explain it to travelers who book a tower with a sea view: what the peninsula is and how it got its name, what the beach is like after the coastal works of 2025 and 2026, Castillogrande and El Laguito, the works on the bay side until 2027, the fixed airport fare, safety by the city’s record, and whether to sleep here or inside the walls.
Cartagena, Colombia: What the City Is, Where to Stay, What to Do and How We Plan It
Cartagena, Colombia, as we explain it to our own travelers before they land: what the city is and how to read it, where to stay by neighborhood, what to do in the order the heat dictates, the calendar, the day trips to the islands, El Totumo and Palenque, how to get in and around, the weather by IDEAM’s numbers, safety with the police’s figures, Cartagena or Santa Marta, and how many days.
Where to Stay in Cartagena: Every Neighborhood Compared, With the Distances, the Taxi Fares and the Rules Before You Book
Where to stay in Cartagena, neighborhood by neighborhood: the walled center and San Diego, Getsemaní, Bocagrande and Castillogrande, Manga, the seafront to the airport, La Boquilla and the Zona Norte, Barú and the islands, with the distances, the 2026 airport taxi fares, the registration every lodging needs, the IVA exemption and the seasons. We name no hotels and take no commission.
The Walled City of Cartagena: Inside the Walls, Plaza by Plaza, With 2026 Hours, Prices and the Rules for the Heat
The walled city as we explain it on the first morning: what it is and how big, why the walls are there and which stretch to walk, the gate and the plazas one by one, six museums with 2026 hours and prices, the electric carriages that replaced the horses in December 2025, what to eat, where to stay, whether it is safe, the calendar and the day in the order we would walk it.
Getsemaní, Cartagena: The Neighborhood Outside the Walls, Its Plaza, Its Murals, Its Nights and the Rules for Them
Getsemaní as we explain it on the first evening: what the neighborhood outside the walls is and where it ends, the militia that forced the independence of 1811, the Plaza de la Trinidad and its church, the murals and their date, San Felipe with its 2026 prices, what to eat, whether to sleep here, the rules for the night, the November fiestas and the day and the night in the order we would do them.
La Candelaria, Bogotá: The Colonial Center Block by Block, With 2026 Hours, Prices and the Rules for the Night
La Candelaria as we explain it on the first morning: what the smallest district of Bogotá actually is, the two founding stories and which one is true, the Plaza de Bolívar side by side, nine museums with 2026 hours and prices, the Casa de Nariño and the Teatro Colón, why the walls are painted, what to eat, the rules for the night, and the day in the order we would walk it.
Bogotá to Medellín: Fly, Bus or Drive, What Each Costs in 2026, and Which City to Do First
Bogotá to Medellín, decided the way we decide it for a guest: the busiest flight route in Latin America and its four-to-five-hour door-to-door reality, José María Córdova against Olaya Herrera, the bus operators and their fares, the 420-kilometer road through Honda by private car, what each cost on the day we checked, and why Bogotá comes first.
Cartagena Weather, Month by Month: IDEAM’s Numbers, the Two Seasons, the Sea and the Hurricane Question
Cartagena by IDEAM’s 1991 to 2020 normals: one temperature all year, a dry and windy season from December to April, the rains from May to November with October the wettest month, the sea’s own calendar for the island boats, the honest answer on hurricanes, El Niño for the end of 2026, and the hours of the day we use.
Monserrate, Bogotá: The Cable Car, the Funicular, the Trail, the 2026 Prices and the Right Day to Go Up
The white church 500 meters above Bogotá: the 2026 prices and hours, cable car against funicular against the 1,605-step trail with the IDRD’s rules, the history from the sanctuary’s own account, the altitude at 3,152 meters, the restaurants and the bird trail at the top, and the day and hour to choose.
Bogotá, Colombia: What the City Is, Where to Stay, What to Do and How We Plan It
The capital by the team that runs nineteen tours in it: what Bogotá is and how to read its grid, where to stay by neighborhood, the museums, Monserrate and the Sunday Ciclovía with 2026 hours and fees, the altitude, the weather, safety with the city’s numbers, Bogotá versus Medellín, and the shape of two, three or five days.
Bogotá Weather, Month by Month: IDEAM’s Numbers, the Two Rainy Seasons and Which Side of the City Gets Wet
Bogotá’s weather by IDEAM’s numbers: the month-by-month table from the airport station, the two rainy seasons and two dry ones, why the eastern hills get twice the rain of the west and July is their wettest month, the shape of a Bogotá day, the 2026 El Niño outlook, and what to wear at 2,640 meters.
Bogotá’s Altitude: 2,640 Meters, What It Does to You on the First Day, and How We Plan Around It
How high Bogotá really is, what the thin air does and to whom, the first 48 hours by the city’s health secretariat and the CDC, the medicine, when a headache is more than a headache, Monserrate by the operator’s numbers, the weather by IDEAM, and the order we give the first four days.