Medellín, Colombia
Virgen Rosa Mística (Virgin of the Mystic Rose)
The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.
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Medellín, Colombia
The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.
Olaya, Colombia
What was once the longest suspension bridge in Latin America was directly inspired by the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.
Bogotá, Colombia
A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.
Barranquilla, Colombia
This 16-foot, 6-ton statue in the singer's hometown doesn't actually look like her.
Medellín, Colombia
This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.
Cabrera, Colombia
The world's largest ecosystem of its kind is home to South America's only native species of bear.
Medellín, Colombia
A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.
Inzá, Colombia
This collection of ancient, mountaintop, underground tombs was once hidden by decades of bloodshed.
Medellín, Colombia
Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.
Guatavita, Colombia
The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.
Villavieja, Colombia
A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.
Medellín, Colombia
Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.
Cali, Colombia
A scalable map of Colombia with the bonus of a butterfly house.
Barranquilla, Colombia
A narrow ghost town built onto a peninsula behind a Colombian Slum.
Medellín, Colombia
Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.
Choco, Colombia
Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.
Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.
Cartagena, Colombia
In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.
Envigado, Colombia
This exceptional home was a 32-year labor of love by a man determined to build his wife the most beautiful stone house in the world.
Sesquilé, Colombia
Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
A museum built around a bus-sized fossil on the side of the highway.
Cali, Colombia
A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.
Guapi, Colombia
The world's only pure blue lizard lives exclusively on this secluded tropical island.