In summer 2009, I spent 7 weeks in Colombia and discovered Salento & the Zona Cafetera; Popayan, San Agustin, Tierradentro & the Desierto de Tatacoa; Bogota; Villa de Leyva, San Gil, Barichara & Bucaramanga; Medellin (during the Feria de las Flores); Santa Marta, Taganga & Tayrona National Park; Rioacha & La Guajira (up to Punta Gallinas) and last but not least Cartagena de Indias.
In summer 2016, I also traveled 7 weeks there and visited Villa de Leyva, Monguí, Barichara & San Gil; Riohacha & La Guajira (up to Punta Gallinas); Medellin (during the Feria de las Flores); Jardín, Salento & the Zona Cafetera; El Chocó (Bahia Solano); Bogota; Caño Cristales; Popayan & San Agustin; and last but not least Cartagena de Indias.
Plaza Mayor, Villa de Leyva
Statue of Antonio Ricaurte, Villa de Leyva
Convento de los Franciscanos, Plaza Principal, Monguí, Boyacá
Old man in Monguí, Boyacá
Puente Calicanto, Monguí, Boyacá
Templo la Immaculada y San Lorenzo, Barichara, Santande
Templo la Immaculada y San Lorenzo, Barichara, Santander
Templo la Immaculada y San Lorenzo, Barichara, Santander
White Houses & perfekt Cobblestone Streets in the Colonial City of Barichara, Santander
Iglesia de Santa Lucia, Guane, Santander
Uribia, la Capital Indigena de La Gujira
Uribia, la Capital Indigena de La Gujira
Sunset over Punta Gallinas, La Guajira
Sunset over Punta Gallinas, La Guajira
Sunset over Cabo de la Vella, La Guajira
Playa Taroa, Punta Gallinas, La Guajira
Playa Taroa, Punta Gallinas, La Guajira
Playa Taroa, Punta Gallinas, La Guajira
American Flamingos in Punta Gallinas, La Guajira
American Flamingos in Punta Gallinas, La Guajira
American Flamingos in Punta Gallinas, La Guajira
Las Salinas, La Guajira
Las Salinas, La Guajira
Basilica Menor de la Inmaculada Conceptión, Jardín, Antioquia
Colonial City of Jardín, Antioquia
Cueva del Esplendor, Jardín
Cueva del Esplendor, Jardín
Humpback Whale, Bahia Solano, El Chocó
Brown Pelican, Bahia Solano, El Chocó
Brown Pelican, Bahia Solano, El Chocó
Punta Huina, Bahia Solano, El Chocó
Playa Mecana, Bahia Solano, El Chocó
Catedral Primada, Plaza de Bolivar
Colonial Houses in La Candelaria, Bogota
Colonial Houses in La Candelaria, Bogota
Street Art in Bogota
Street Art in Bogota
Street Art in Getsemani, Cartagena de Indias
View of Bogota from Cerro Monserrate
Cable Car to the Barrio de Santo Domingo, Medellin
Plaza Botero, Medellin
Desfile de Silleteros, La Feria De Las Flores, Medellin
Desfile de Silleteros, La Feria De Las Flores, Medellin
Desfile de Silleteros, La Feria De Las Flores, Medellin
Desfile de Silleteros, La Feria De Las Flores, Medellin
Desfile de Silleteros, La Feria De Las Flores, Medellin
Hummingbird: White-Bellied Woodstar, Valle de Cocora, near Salento
Hummingbird: Mountain Velvetbreast, Valle de Cocora, near Salento
Hummingbird: Tyrian Metaltail, Valle de Cocora, near Salento
In Salento, Zona Cafetera
In Salento, Zona Cafetera
Coffee Plantation: Finca El Ocaso, near Salento
Parque Archeologico, San Agustin
El Purutal, San Agustin
Alto de los Idolos, San Agustin
La Catedral, Popayan
Iglesia La Ermita, Popayan
Popayan at Night
Iglesia La Ermita, Popayan
Silvia Guambiano Indigenous Market, near Popayan
Silvia Guambiano Indigenous Market, near Popayan
Silvia Guambiano Indigenous Market, near Popayan
Silvia Guambiano Indigenous Market, near Popayan
Silvia Guambiano Indigenous Market, near Popayan
Silvia Guambiano Indigenous Market, near Popayan
Colonial City of Cartagena de Indias
Colonial City of Cartagena de Indias
Colonial City of Cartagena de Indias
Colonial City of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
In the streets of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
View of the Café del Mar, on the City Walls, Cartagena de Indias
Old City of Cartagena de Indias at Night
Palacio de la Inquisición, Cartagena de Indias
Brown Pelican, Cartagena de Indias
Brown Pelican, Cartagena de Indias
Gilles in Cartagena de Indias
Stéphanie in Cartagena de Indias
At the Café Havana, Getsemani, Cartagena de Indias
Airport of La Macarena, near Caño Cristales, Colombia
Village of La Macarena, near Caño Cristales, Colombia
Village of La Macarena, near Caño Cristales, Colombia
Caño Cristales, part of “Los Pianos”, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
Caño Cristales, part of “Los Pianos”, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
Caño Cristales, part of “Los Pianos”, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
Caño Cristales, part of “Los Pianos”, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
Caño Cristales, part of “Los Pianos”, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
Caño Cristales, Part of “Los Ochos”, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
Caño Cristales, Part of “Los Ochos”, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
Caño Cristales, Part of “Los Ochos”, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
Caño Cristales, Part of “Los Ochos”, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
Caño Cristales, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
Caño Cristales, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia
I don’t speak English, but I’m very gratesful for yours photos: it’s so beauty. Congratulations! Colombia is a beautiful country, and the colombian people too. Thanks so much. The world it’s better if we love one to another like Jesus love. Thanks
Thank you Myriam.
Yes Colombia is beautiful, with very gentle people.
Cheers, Gilles