Colombia is located below Panama and can be best described as the starting point to the continent of South America. It is the only South American nation to have coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean as well as with the Caribbean Sea.
The origin of the country’s name lies in the Italian version of Christopher Columbus’s name. All though this country has been in the news and movies for drugs and militant activities.
The present government has significantly changed the status quo and modern Columbia is indeed a tourism friendly nation. Then again the government has been seriously promoting tourism and with success too.
Hence it is important that you do your Colombia hotels booking well in advance because tourism is on the boom phase. This is because the luxurious Colombia hotels may get filled up quick.
The main cities of Columbia are Bogota, Barranquilla and Cali. Bogota is the capital and is home to a wide array of world famous cultural festivals and museums.
Barranquilla is known as the Golden Port city of Columbia and hosts its famous carnival each February. Cali known for its terrific nightlife is also well known for its sugar and coffee industry.
All these cities are abundant with Colombia hotels. For those who missed out on the luxurious hotels, there are plenty of cheap Colombia hotels around.
Columbia is host to amazing scenic beauty and to the tourism realm this is a rather recent phenomenon because it hasn’t been long since Columbia opened its doors towards tourism.
The region of Isla Gorgona is well known for its diving facilities and tourists flock this place to see the magnificent Hump back Whales. Panoramic walking tours and rafting on rapids are also not uncommon.
