Chía, Colombia: What Is Open, What Is Closed, and the Drive from Bogotá
Chía is thirty-one kilometres from Bogotá and most of what English guides send you there…
Popayán, Colombia: The White City, Semana Santa and What UNESCO Actually Listed
Popayán has two UNESCO listings and does not have the one most guides give 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.
La Guajira, Colombia: Cabo de la Vela, Punta Gallinas, the Wayuu and the Three Days We Run, Honestly
The desert at the top of the map, by the census, the court and the parks authority: who the Wayuu are, why the car stops at Uribia, Cabo de la Vela, Punta Gallinas, the salt flats, the flamingo sanctuary and the Macuira, the weather by IDEAM, a night in a hammock, whether it is safe, and the rules of the land.
The Colombian Amazon from Leticia: What It Is, the Two Seasons of the River, the Vaccine, the Tax and the Four Days We Run
Leticia and the river by the authorities that run them: the yellow fever certificate and the airport tax, the high-water and low-water seasons by IDEAM’s numbers, Amacayacu and its fees, Puerto Nariño and the Tarapoto lakes, malaria and the rules of the communities, and our four-day program.
The Lost City Trek (Ciudad Perdida): The Four Days, the Cost, the October 2026 Closure and Who Should Go
Teyuna by the archaeologists who run it, the four days as they really go, how hard they are, what our trek costs and includes, the weather month by month from IDEAM’s stations on the mountain, the yellow fever rule, the four peoples’ rules, whether it is safe, and the October 1 to 31, 2026 closure.
Is Cali, Colombia Safe? The Honest 2026 Answer, With the Numbers, the Earthquake and the Advisories
The honest answer on Cali’s safety in 2026, in two halves: the crime, with the police’s homicide and theft numbers and the comunas they belong to, and the earthquake, with what to ask a hotel and what to do if it shakes; plus the British and American advisories and what they mean for the whale and river days.
Santa Fe de Antioquia: The Old Capital an Hour From Medellín, the Bridge You Walk and the Heat
Santa Fe de Antioquia by the team that runs the day from Medellín: the old capital and its seven churches, the heat by IDEAM’s numbers, the tunnel and the toll, the bridge you walk since the 2024 ban, the museum, the tamarind, what the August 2026 earthquake did, and the risk stated plainly.
Bogotá Nightlife: Where the Night Happens, the 3 a.m. Rule and How You Get Home
Bogotá nightlife by the team that puts guests back at the door at two in the morning: the strip from La Candelaria to Usaquén, the 3 a.m. decree and the nineteen zones that run to five, what is in the glass, the risk by the city’s own numbers, and how you get home when TransMilenio has stopped.
Jardín, Antioquia: The Coffee Town, the Day From Medellín and What the Brochures Leave Out
Jardín by the team that runs the day trip from Medellín: the road and when it closes, the coffee farm, the plaza and the basilica after the August 2026 earthquake, the two cables and the one that runs, the birds at half past four, and the risk in the countryside stated plainly.
Cartagena Nightlife: Where the Night Happens, What Time It Ends and the Bill to Watch For
Cartagena nightlife by the team whose boats leave from the authorized marina: sunset on the walls, the Plaza de la Trinidad from seven, the Arsenal and the Media Luna, what the chiva decree actually says, why nobody can give you one closing hour, and the bill that goes wrong more often than any robbery.
Medellín Nightlife: Where the Night Actually Happens, What Time It Ends and How You Get Home
Medellin nightlife by the team that collects guests from hotels in every one of the valley’s night districts: El Poblado, Laureles, Envigado and the quiet middle compared, why nobody can give you a single closing hour right now, what you are drinking, and the risk stated plainly.
Where to Stay in Bogotá: The Neighborhoods, the Trade-offs and What We Would Book
Where to stay in Bogotá, by the team that collects guests from hotels the length of the strip: the neighborhoods one by one with what is wrong with each, what a bed at 2,640 meters does to the first night, how to check a property is legally registered, and what we would book depending on who you are.
Medellín, Colombia: What the City Is, the Metro, Where to Stay and How Long to Give It
Medellín as we explain it to our own travelers before they land: where the city actually is and how the valley shapes it, the metro line by line and what a foreigner really pays to ride to Parque Arví, the airport on its own plateau, pico y placa, where to sleep, what is worth your time, the calendar around the Feria de las Flores, and how many days the city deserves.
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, Cartagena: What It Is, How It Was Built, the 2026 Ticket and How to Visit It
The Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, the fort on the hill of San Lázaro, as we explain it before you visit: what it is by UNESCO and the operator, how it was built from the bonete of 1657 to Arévalo’s 63 cannons, the siege of 1741, the fort battery by battery, the 2026 ticket and hours, the visit hour by hour, the rules, and the hour to go.
San Basilio de Palenque, Cartagena: What It Is, How It Became Free, What the Visit Is Like, and Whether It Is Worth It
San Basilio de Palenque, the free town an hour and a half from Cartagena, as we explain it before you book: what it is by UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture, how it became free by the documents, the Palenquero language, how the town lives, Kid Pambelé, the visit hour by hour, how to be a good guest, the drum festival, and whether it is worth a day of a short trip.
El Totumo Mud Volcano, Cartagena: What It Is, What the Day Is Like, and Whether It Is Worth It
El Totumo, the mud volcano an hour from Cartagena, as we explain it before you book: what it is by the Servicio Geológico Colombiano, the eruptions of 1999 and 2000 and the 2022 slide, where it is, the visit step by step, what it costs and who the tips go to, what to wear, whether it is safe, the beach afternoon at Manzanillo del Mar, and whether it is worth a day of a short trip.
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.