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.
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Cartagena is officially Colombia’s worst-kept secret.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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