September 2024

 

Medellín

Medellín is Colombia's second largest city. It actually consists of 10 municipalities that basically grew together, with the municipality of Medellín being the dominant one that also gave the city its name. The 10 municipalities are in turn divided into a total of 16 "Comunas" which can be equated with city districts. Medellín is a ...

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Bogotá, Colombia

By bus it takes 15 to 20 hours to travel from Barranquilla to Bogotá and the railway is only partially built up in Colombia as the topography is extremely varied. In addition, it seems that the railway network was primarily built to facilitate the transport of the mining industry and not so focused on passenger transport. To get to Bogotá we therefore ...

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Santa Marta, Colombia

After our hike to Ciudad Perdida, we stayed a few extra days in the city of Santa Marta, which is the capital of the Department of Magdalena. It must be admitted here that we were really tired after the hike and needed to rest. The only problem was that our wet, sweaty clothes smelled anything but violet 😉. The hotel did have a ...

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