Meet the Expert

Boris Seckovicis a T+L A-list advisor and Colombia specialist living in Medellin.

Carolina Bernal is the general manager at Casa San Agustin andCasa Pestagua, luxury hotels located in Cartagena.

Cartagena

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Cartagena is officially Colombia’s worst-kept secret.

The Rosario Islands are an archipelago comprising 27 islands located about two hours by boat from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The ideal place to enjoy a peaceful vacation.

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It’s alsogaining a global reputation for top cuisine.

Stay at the luxuriousW Bogotaor at least stop by for their beloved night brunch.

The hotel’s glittering design is a modern interpretation of the legend of El Dorado.

Colorful colonial architecture in Cartagena, Colombia

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The payoff is well worth it.

However, the experience is more comfortable than you’d expect with basic lodging included no tent-pitching necessary!

If climbing the steps to the top doesn’t take your breath away, the 360-degree views certainly will.

Front view to Iglesia La Inmaculada Concepcion (church of the Inmaculate Conception), sun and shadow, Santa Cruz de Mompox, World Heritage

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The colorful phenomenon is at peak vibrancy during the dry season between July and November.

“It’s stunningly beautiful, but still not too touristy,” says Seckovic.

This perennially popular destination is located off the coast of Cartagena.

Cows in the Cocora valley near Salento in Colombia

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However, for one week a year, Colombia lives and breathes the rhythms of the Carnival of Barranquilla.

It’s such an essential spectacle that it made theUNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

It’s actually a tropical forest that dried up millennia ago.

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Its unexpected past makes fossil-hunting a perfect pastime on hikes through its dramatic red canyons.

While San Andres is slightly more developed, these little-visited destinations are worth considering for an unplugged Caribbean getaway.

Cable car over Medellin

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Bolivar Square with Cathedral and Colombian Palace of Justice - Bogota, Colombia

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Sailing in a wooden boat through the flooded forest in Leticia, Amazonas region, Colombia.

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Coffee farm in Eje Cafetero

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Lost City, Colombia

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the mountain of el peñol rising above the horizon behind a lush river landscape

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Titled as Colombia’s unique biological wonder, Caño Cristales goes by many identities such as “river of five colors,”

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Barichara, Colombia

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Beaches of Cabo San Juan in Tayrona Park, Colombia

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Colombians parade and dance during the ‘Batalla de las Flores’ parade in Barranquilla, Colombia during the Carnival

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Cathedral Basilica Our Lady of the Assumption in Popayan, Colombia

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Panoramic view of the Tatacoa Desert

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The church complex of La Merced in Cali, Colombia comprises the Notre Dame church, a convent, the museum of religious art and the archeological museum

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Nuquí is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. Nuquí has a big variety of flora and fauna. July and October is the perfect time for humpback-whale watching in Colombia, because in this season the whales come to “Utria Bay” to give birth to their babies.

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San Andres Island at the Caribbean, Colombia, South America

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