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Departments in Colombia [ departamentos ]: Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, San Andres y Providencia, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada

Capital district [ distrito capital ]: Santa Fe de Bogota

Borderd in the north and north-west by the Caribbean Sea, in the east by Venezuela and Brazil, in the south by Ecuador and Peru, and in the west by Panama and the Pacific Ocean.

Capital City of Colombia: Bogota.


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Car Rental in Colombia

 Avis
World's second largest general-use car rental business, providing business and leisure customers with a wide range of services.
 Hertz

Hostels Colombia

 Hostelbookers - Great Hostels, Free booking, Fast & Easy to use
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.
 Hostels in Latin-America.org

Hotels in Colombia

 All-hotels.com 
 Expedia.com

National Parks

 Tayrona Park - El Parque Tayrona
Place to visit if you have the chance while in the Santa Marta area on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. This little delightful spot is located about 30 minutes from the city of Rodadero. Beautiful beaches, hammocks to rent for the night, food, water and surf.

Tour Operators / Travel Agents

 Tara Tours [ CT ] - Exotic destinations in South America



 Preston Reid  - Tailor Made Travel to Colombia

Travel Guides Colombia / Related Books

Travel Guides Colombia 

Books about Colombia

Lonely Planet Colombia - Krzysztof Dydynski
n addition to providing travel and accommodation options to suit a range of budgets, this guide provides the cultural, political and historical background to Colombia.
Paperback 240 pages (June 2003); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; Language: English; ISBN: 0864426747
Footprint Colombia Handbook - Peter Pollard
Colombia is a fertile, green country with friendly people and a wealth of sights and attractions. This travel guide contains highlights of the country from the Caribbean coastline and Cartagena, to climbing in the Andes. It includes extensive listings on where to stay, from luxury hostels to coffee farms and youth hostels, and comprehensive coverage of Caribbean Colombia with all its beaches and islands. The book features adventure tourism - diving, mountaineering, trekking, climbing and rafting - and includes useful Spanish words and phrases.
Paperback 464 pages (November 1, 2000); Publisher: Footprint Handbooks; Language: English; ISBN: 1900949717

Transportation / How do I travel to Colombia

 Airport Barranquilla - Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
 Bogota Airport - see Aeropuerto El Eldorado
 Cartagena Airport
 Medellin Airport - Aeropuerto Internacional Jose María Córdoba [ Rionegro ]

 Avianca  - Colombian Airline

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights - Flights to Colombia

 Ferrovias - Colombian Railways
 Public Transport in Bogota

 Map of Colombia [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance - online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Government Colombia - Portal de Información y Servicios del Estado Colombiano

 Casa de Narino - Presidencia de la República de Colombia - presidential site

 Fondo de Promocion de Colombia 
How to get to Colombia, exploring the country, tourist activities, gastronomy, photographs and more

 Bogota - Capital City Colombia
Capital de Colombia, fue fundada el seis de agosto de 1538 por Don Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, y desde ese momento se ha mantenido como un importante centro político, cultural y económico. La calidad de ciudad capital le fue otorgada en 1740, en tiempos de la colonia, cuando aún existía el Virreinato de la Nueva Granada.
En 1819, al alcanzar la independencia, la actual República de Colombia la adoptó como su capital.

 Amazonas Departemento
 Antioquia - with capital Medellin
 Arauca
 Atlantico
 Bolivar
 Boyacá
Wonderful cold climate high-altitude mountains close to Bogotá by road, and one of the few departments completely safe for tourists. Highlights include Villa de Leyva, the Natural Sanctuary of Iguaque and the small 1658 hotel at Hacienda Baza, in Tibaná.
 Caldas - with capital Manizales
 Caqueta
 Casanare
 Cauca
 Cesar
 Choco
 Cordoba
 Cundinamarca
 Guainia
 Guaviare
 Huila
 La Guajira
 Magdalena
 Meta
 Narino
 Norte de Santander
 Putumayo
 Quindio
 Risaralda
 San Andres y Providencia
 Santander
 Sucre
 Tolima
 Valle del Cauca
 Vaupes
 Vichada

 Santa Fe de Bogota - distrito capital

 Antioquia City
 Barranquilla
 Bucaramanga
 Cali - city of Salsa, Valle del Cauca
 Cartagena - port / harbour - see Visitors' advice: 25 things you should be wary of in Cartagena
 Ibague
 Manizales
Manizales capital del departamento de Caldas, es conocida como uno de los centro culturales del país debido a su desarrollo universitario y a la calidad de su gente, es también uno de los principales productores de café del país.
 Medellin - the city of eternal spring, Antioquia
Medellín disfruta de una intensa actividad cultural, posee museos, bibliotecas y teatros de gran importancia entre los que cabe mencionar el Museo Moderno; el Museo Zea, donde existe una gran colección de obras donadas por Fernando Botero; el Museo Antropológico, el cual contiene piezas precolombinas; y el Archivo Histórico de Antioquia.
 Pereira
 Popayan - the white city, Cauca
Popayán, capital del departamento del Cauca, es conocida como la "ciudad blanca" y se distingue por ser una joya arquitectónica de la Colonia.
 Puente Nacional
 Rionegro
 San Andres
 San Agustín - archeological site in south-western Colombia
 Santa Marta - port / harbor

 Poor but happy
 Cartagena de Indias
 Colombia.com
 Come back alive
 Locolombia.org
 Magazine - Semana - weekly news magazine
 Post - Post in Colombia
 Press - El Heraldo - Daily paper in Barranquilla
 Press - El Mundo - Daily paper in Medellin
 Press - El Pais - Daily paper in Cali
 Press - El Tiempo - Daily paper in Bogota
 Radio - Radio Colombia National
 TV - Canal RCN
 University - Universidad EAFIT in Medellin
 Zona Cafetera - coffee region [ Risaralda, Caldas, Quindío ]

Cuisine - Colombian Cooking recipes

Many varieties of fruit totally unknown to the Western world are enjoyed in Colombia, such as the zapote, lulo, curuba, mamoncillo, uchuva, fraijoa, granadilla, mamey and pitahaya.

 Colombian Kitchen Recipes
 Colombia For The Gourmet Traveler
Popular Foods & National Cuisine [ Ajiaco, Arepas, Sancocho de Gallina ], Popular Beverages & National Drinks [ Coffee ], Best Dining Destinations [ Bogota, Cartagena ]
Secrets of Colombian Cooking - by Patricia McCausland-Gallo
Colombia is a country of vast exotic culinary creations and diverse territories that range from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, producing a plentiful variety of seafood; to the Amazon, Magdelena and Cauca rivers that bathe its soils with fertility; and to the Andean mountains that present coller climates. The author travelled throughout these regions to collect the most authentic dishes. With over 175 recipes and a glossary of ingredients, cooks will become acquainted with many of Colombia's indienous foods, such as cilantro, tamarind, tree tomatoes, gooseberries and sweet and hot peppers.
Hardcover: 270 pages. Publisher: Hippocrene Books; March 2004: ISBN: 0781810256

History of Colombia

Independent from Spain: 20 July 1810

 Colombia's History - Wikipedia
Pre-Colombian period, Colonial times, Colombia's struggle for independence, The Republic, The National Front, Post-National Front years, Recent developments
Colombia: A Brutal History - Geoff Simons
This comprehensive account of a state that has not known one day of peace since its inception is as moving as it is informative. Geoff Simons brings his meticulous breadth to the case of Colombia, from the time of the conquistadors until last year's election and the repercussions of the "War on Terrorism" post-September 11. This account of drug barons, labour struggles, corporate exploitation, self-destructive civil war, cynical elites, hardened guerrillas, paramilitary death squads and an astonishing death and displacement toll remind us that the story of Colombia is chronically under-told, but ranks amongst the world's most urgent political narratives - all the more so in light of the Colombian people themselves, whose verve and spirit, though pushed to extremes, remain unbroken.
Paperback 420 pages (August 5, 2004); Publisher: Saqi Books; Language: English; ISBN: 0863567584
 History of Colombia - University of Kansas
 National Museum of Colombia - Museo Nacional de Colombia
Collections: Art, Archeology, Ethnology, History

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 Culture of Colombia
Culture and Customs of Colombia - Raymond Leslie Williams, Kevin G. Guerrieri
A resource for student research. After introducing the country's history, geography, and economy, discusses such matters as the importance of the formalities of Catholicism in daily and civic life, the significance of traditional food and clothing, the dynamic cultural scene as expressed through performing and plastic art, coffee production...
Hardcover 180 pages (October 1999); Publisher: Greenwood Press; Language: English; ISBN: 031330405X
 Midi files of Colombian music - Música Colombiana en formato MIDI
Here you will find all the availabe stuff with respect to the colombian music, in MIDI. That includes general information about the history of the colombian music, all its social context, and lots and lots of MIDI sequences of colombian music.
 Music of Colombia
Cumbia, Colombian salsa, Champeta and African music, Música del interior, Porros, Música llanera, Vallenato, Rock music
The City of Musical Memory: Salsa, Record Grooves and Popular Culture in Cali, Colombia 
Lise A. Waxer
Explores the history of salsa in the city of Cali, examines its local adoption in relation to other musical styles in the region, and discusses the spread of salsa to other Latin American cities.
Hardcover 416 pages (October 30, 2002); Publisher: Wesleyan University Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0819564419
Shakira: Woman Full of Grace  - Ximena Diego
A biography of the Latin American singer/songwriter chronicles the rise of a young star whose combination of charisma, old-fashioned values, and performing talent have made her a success.
Paperback 141 pages (August 27, 2001); Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division); Language: English; ISBN: 0743216237

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