BOGOTÁ
The capital and the largest town of Colombia are practically located at the center of the country at an altitude of 2600 Mr. Bogotá combines a mixture of Colombian tradition and Spanish colonial influences. Many historic buildings were preserved, like Capitol Municipal De luxe hotel and the cathedral on the large one places, Plaza Bolivar. Bogotá also shelters the Museum of Gold, with its single collection of more than 100 000 objets d'art pre-Colombians. To approximately 50 km in the south of Bogotá Zipaquirá, an area known for its many salt mines is, of which one shelters celebrates it Salt Cathédrale (being able to contain 8.400 people). Guatavita, at two hours of coach of Bogotá, is famous for its Laguna de Guatavita, the ritual center and the crowned lake of the Muiscas Indians.

MEDELLÍN
The second town of Colombia, counting more than 1,5 million inhabitants, is drawn up to 1300 m above the sea level in a narrow valley of the central cordillera. It is mainly industrial, and centers it trade of the coffee and textiles. The area is considered violent because of the war between the Government and the barons of drug.

CALI
The center of the principal sugar producing area of the country, where modern technology and colonial tradition marry. The area is rich in noble metal and coal layers.

BARRANQUILLA
Very active port and fourth Colombian city, Barranquilla is located at the mouth of Magdalena. It is one of the principal shopping centres of the country. It shelters a high market colors in the district called shingles Negra on a lateral canal of Magdalena.

The CARIBBEAN COAST
The principal tourist complexes of the 1600 km length Colombian Caribbean coast are near Santa Marta, one of the first large cities rested by the Spaniards in South America Its modern hotels, its white sand beaches and its proximity of the seaside resorts à.la.mode makes this area today a popular destination for the visitors wishing to explore the coast. The National park of Tayrona, to some 35 km in the south of Santa Marta, is one of the most visited parks country. It is in particular famous for its boxed bays, broadsides of coconuts, and its splendid beaches and many coral reefs. Cartagena, old strengthened city set up on the northern coast, is worth also the turning, in particular for its Old City of most attractive. The tourist infrastructure was considerably developed these last years, particularly in El Laguita, a peninsula in L, counting today many hotels and restaurants of luxury. To some 35 km in the west are Islas del Rosario, an archipelago of almost 25 coral small islands today classified national park. Many cruisings and guided tours are proposed and can be reserved for Cartagena. Easily accessible at the beginning from Cartagena, in the plane or boat, the islands of San Andrés and Providencia are located at approximately 500 km in the north of the Colombian coast. San Andrés was formerly the reference mark of the English flibustier, the Captain Henry Morgan, the ` plague of Caraïbes'. The islands in frank zone and consequently are very visited, but you will still find some corners wild. Among the guided tours more the appraisals appear the excursions in boat in Johnny Cay and the Aquarium.

The AMAZONIAN BASIN
Nearly a third of the Colombian territory is occupied by the Amazonian Basin, and its dense tropical forest in south-east. This area does not count any road and is inhabited mainly by the Indians. The most popular destination of the tourists wishing to explore this part of the country is Leticia, a small city with the tourist infrastructure good developed, built on the banks of the Amazon, near the Brazilian and Peruvian border.