Gigante, Colombia
La Mano del Gigante (The Giant’s Hand)
The enormous appendage offers spectacular views of Colombia's Huila Department.
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Gigante, Colombia
The enormous appendage offers spectacular views of Colombia's Huila Department.
Cartagena, Colombia
An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
San Gil, Colombia
The centuries-old trees are draped with Spanish moss to make them look like wizened elders.
Cartagena, Colombia
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
San Bernardo, Colombia
No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.
Guatape, Colombia
Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.
Medellín, Colombia
Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.
Bogotá, Colombia
Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.
Cartagena, Colombia
Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.
Bogotá, Colombia
This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.
Florián, Colombia
A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.
Medellín, Colombia
An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.
Cartagena, Colombia
This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.
Salento, Colombia
The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.
Cali, Colombia
A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.
Santa Marta, Colombia
An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Cartagena, Colombia
A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.
Zipaquira, Colombia
Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Puerto Triunfo, Colombia
Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.
Tocancipá, Colombia
A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.
Nemocón, Colombia
Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.
Santa Catalina, Colombia
The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.