This is Colombia at its most tropically pristine, with jungle-edged beaches, ancient ruins, and lively howler monkeys. It's named for the Tayrona, one of ...

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Mixed grill sounds good, but the fritanga you order just might contain stuffed and fried cow intestines (chunchullo) nestled with the more well-known beef, chicken ...

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This is not your grandmother's chicken soup. While it certainly qualifies as first-class comfort food, the chicken is undeniably (and deliciously) upstaged. Also in ...

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Street-food vendors can be tough to pin down. Here today, gone tomorrow. Check in with the locals for the latest and best in Bogotá. It ...

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The Guambianos, among the most traditional of Colombia's indigenous groups, gather in the surrounded-by-green town of Silvia every Tuesday for the morning market, to ...

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This colonial city has been a creative-types magnet for a long time. A four-hour bus ride from Bogotá, Villa de Leyva is charming, with cobblestone ...

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Colombia's premier university town would appear to have it all: eight microclimates (it's a hilly place), great nightlife (discos, clubs, cafés, concerts), movie ...

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The Lost City is in a cloud forest. Sound romantic? The mosquitoes think so. Arm yourself with repellant. Reaching this piece of the past (discovered ...

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Want to go where the cartageneros go on weekends? Hop on a boat bound for the Islas del Rosario archipelago, a national park of coral ...

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A former slave port and jewel of the Spanish Empire, the city has earned its World Heritage site status largely for its centuries-old military architecture ...

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