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Cabo de la Vela, tourist site of La Guajira

One of the most beautiful places of our


territory is in the department of La
Guajira, near Puerto Bolivar. This
magical corner of the Colombian nature
is the gateway to the High Guajira.

In this beautiful place there are several


beaches with singular beauty and very
interesting places such as the Lighthouse
and the sugar-loaf hill, both with a deep
mythological significance to the tribe of the Wayuu; because they believe that at
death their souls pass through this site. On this site are golden beaches,
surrounded by the deep blue sea.

Medellin - Botero City, tourist site of Antioquia

In the center of the "capital of the mountain,"


Botero City is an ideal place for art lovers, who
can admire the works of artist Fernando Botero,
both outdoors and in the Museum of Antioquia.

A Botero City is accessible by Metro, arriving at


the station Berrío Park, which houses the
famous Gorda de Botero.

One of the most important cultural projects and


beautiful in the country born of the interaction of various sectors and was promoted
by the Municipality of Medellín, through the developer. It also play an important role
in the Museum of Antioquia, the national and departmental governments and
private enterprise, Fernando Botero, who followed step by step the work that made
the old building into a museum.

Botero City is the first of its kind in Colombia and is a priority area for the exposure
of a large number of sculptures, they are closely linked to the cultural history of
Medellín and the New Museum of Antioquia who keeps the most important works
of our best artists.

The maestro Fernando Botero donated to the Museum of Antioquia, a collection of


one hundred and eight paintings, pencils, chalk, watercolors, sanguine, pastels,
drawings, paintings, sculptures and sixteen, fourteen of which are displayed in the
square. And one of twenty works by such renowned international artists like
Martha, Stella, Tapies, Vari, Rauschenberg.
The Aquarium, tourist site of San Andres and Providencia

A beautiful cay surrounded by a coral reef


filled with beautiful and colorful fish. It is
an ideal place for lovers of snorkeling and
marine life. Located half an hour from San
Andrés, by boat.
Doña Margoth Daza in a trip to Cayo
Córdoba realized the amount and variety
of fish around the low, called "Rose Cay"
and requested that in future the site will
be called the Aquarium to be a real aquarium Natural, rich to be of interest to
tourists and scholars.

Guatavita, Cundinamarca tourist site

A 57 km north of Bogota, is the reservoir Tominé


where competitions are held of sailboats. The new
Guatavita is a good place for lunch and crafts.

Not far from the shore of the reservoir, it follows a


road that ends at the sacred lake Guatavita.

Puerto Nariño, Amazonas tourist site

At 80 miles by boat from the capital of


Amazonas, is the second largest municipality in
the department, Puerto Nariño. It is inhabited by
indigenous Ticuna Yaguas and is known as the
"manger of Colombia in the Jungle" that allows
direct contact with its inhabitants.
There you can buy variety of crafts. It is the gateway to Lake Tarapoto and rivers
that surround it and a great tourist destination for the cultural wealth of indigenous
tribes, Ticuna Yaguas.

One of the most popular routes for tourists is the navigation between Leticia and
Puerto Nariño. The municipality of Puerto Nariño is an eminently ecotourism and
its jurisdiction is located on Lake Tarapoto, natural habitat of the Amazon pink
dolphins, a species unique in the world.

The main access roads to the municipality are: By air to get from Bogota to Leticia
or from Manaus (Brazil) to Tabatinga, Leticia neighboring Brazilian population. By
land, in the middle of the Amazon jungle, there are nature trails that connect the
urban center of Puerto Nariño with Indigenous Communities.

Finally, by river, the Amazon River, downstream communication with Leticia,


capital of Amazonas Department and upstream Caballococha Peruvian population.
On the River Loretoyaco upstream, you get to the indigenous communities.

Puente de Boyacá, Boyacá tourist site

Renowned tourist site on the river Teatinos,


where he built a magnificent monument to
the Battle of Boyacá. On Saturday August 7,
1819 was fought the battle that gave victory
to the patriots who fought against Spanish
oppression.
With an army of about 2 800 soldiers commanded by General Simon Bolivar and
Francisco de Paula Santander who fought the royalists under the command of
José María Barreriro, who, being lost fled to the capital.

The hostel has several tourist attractions: The monument to Bolivar, the Obelisk of
Liberty, the bridge over the river Teatinos, the triumphal arch engraved with the
letter of the National Anthem, the circular building or
Cyclorama, where slides are projected alluding to the liberator, the stone of the
British Legion, the bust of Colonel Carrillo Cruz, Plaza de Banderas, the brick
house and the monument to Pedro Martínez Pascacio.

Pumarejo Bridge, Atlantic tourist site

Pumarejo bridge, located 45 kilometers from


the capital atlanticense about was designed by
the Italian professor Ricardo Morandi and
ending on April 6, 1974 when President Misael
Pastrana opened Barrero.

The length from shore to shore is 1,500 meters


and access roads including the work
contemplated 3,383 meters in length. Stilts
reaching depths of up to 30 m above the riverbed.

Since then, this bridge, one of the most important engineering Colombia, is highly
popular tourist attraction by the Colombians.
Quimbaya, Quindio tourism site

Forty minutes from Armenia, the municipality


of Quimbaya offers visitors the Parque
Nacional de la Cultura Agropecuaria
(PANACA), dedicated to teaching all and
sundry, the daily routines of an agricultural
farm.

There are all kinds of fun activities for teaching


work, in which dogs can track, go bamboo
forest, making cheese, horseback riding, carriage driving and preparing
marshmallows, among others.

PANACA visit is a unique experience not to be missed when visiting the


Department of Quindio.

Quimbaya infrastructure also has a fairly large hotel and restaurant is to open
doors to welcome you and assist you as you deserve.

Cocora Valley Ecological Reserve, tourist site of Quindío

Located five miles (twenty minutes) from


the town of Salento, is Safeguarding the
Quindío wax palm (Ceroxylon
quindiuense), the national tree since
1985, which grows between 2,300 and
3,000 meters high.

This reserve offers visitors a great variety


of restaurants, nature walks, horseback
riding and best of all, enjoy the encounter
with nature and fresh air typical of a paradise.

Palms can be seen there with a height of 70 meters. You can find trout hatcheries,
breeding bulls of breed, and the restaurant Cocora Forest you can enjoy the most
varied cuisine of the coffee region.
Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar tourist site

Considered, rightly, as a World Heritage Site,


Cartagena is now one of the most cosmoplita the
continent and one of the most desired destinations
for visitors from around the world, but especially in
Europe, U.S. and American continent.

Cartagena de Indias was fudada by Don Pedro de


Heredia, the June 1, 1533, under the name of
"Cartagena de Poniente", to differentiate it from "Cartagena de Levante in Spain,
both with similar bays.

Since its inception was very desired by English and French invaders and as a
major slave port and commercial center of "New World", so security issues led him
to build walls on the skyline, the first one built in the sixteenth century and known
by the name of Fort Fort Boqueron Pastelillo today.

Later the other walls would be built today are historical symbols of the city and that
today, more than for defense, give it a special, magical and beautiful and are one
of its main attractions.

In addition to the walled city where there are many places of interest, Cartagena
offers visitors elsewhere tell us a visit as those located on the outside of the walls
and the surroundings.

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