Learn about the riches and diversity of Colombia

Colombia is a beautiful country worth visiting and appreciating. Its tourist attractions offer a great variety of possibilities. From majestic natural landscapes to metropolitan cities of the twenty first century.

CASA invites you to know Colombia and take a journey through its streets and corners; to fall in love with its land and appreciate the beauty and kindness of its people. Go visit, let yourself be seduced and captivated by the magic and the flavors that Colombia can offer.

There are five natural regions in Colombia with unequal riches: warm beaches in the Caribbean, coves full of coconut palms, mysterious Amazon forests, unlimited savannah in the Orinoquia and imposing summits in the Andes. It is a universe of destinations that one can enjoy in one of the 50 national parks found in all corners of the country.

Following is the list of Natural Parks according to the regions in which one can find them. Then, you will find a small description of many tourist attractions in Colombia; yet we invite you to visit the suggested web pages at the end of the text to complete your knowledge and start getting submerged in the magic of this beautiful Latin American country.

The Andean Region

Grass Knots
            Sanctuary of Galeras Fauna and Flora
            Sanctuary of La Corota Fauna and Flora

Occidental Mountain Range
            Paramillo National Natural Park
            Las Orquideas National Natural Park
            Farallones of Cali National Natural Park

Central Mountain Range
            Los Nevados National Natural Park
            Las Hermosas National Natural Park
            Purace National Natural Park
            Nevado de Huila National Natural Park
            Florencia Forest National Natural Park
            Sanctuary of Otun Quimbaya Fauna and Flora

Oriental Mountain Range
            Catatumbo Bari National Natural Park                         
            Chicamocha National Park
            Guacharos National Natural Park
            Mountain Range Picachos National Natural Park
            Chingaza Nat ional Natural Park
            Sumapaz National Natural Park
            Cocuy National Natural Park
            Pisba National Natural Park
            Serrania de los Yaraguies National Natural Park
            Tama National Natural Park
            The Estoraques Natural Unique Area
            Guanenta Alto Rio Fonce Sanctuary Fauna –Flora
            Iguaque Sanctuary of Fauna- Flora

Caribbean Region
            Corales of Rosario y San Bernardo National Natural Park
            Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta Fauna – Flora Sanctuary
            Tayrona National Natural Park
            Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park
            Macuira National Natural Park
            Los Colorados Fauna-Flora Sanctuary
            Los Flamencos Fauna–Flora Sanctuary
            El Corchal ¡°El mono Hernandez¡± Fauna-Flora Sanctuary
            Isla de Salamanca Park

Orinoquia Region
            La Macarena National Natural Park
            El Tuparro National Natural Park

Amazone Region
            Amacayacu National Natural Park
            Cahuinari National Natural Park
            Chiribiquete National Natural Park
            La Paya National Natural Park
            Tinigua National Natural Park
            Pure River National Natural Park
            Nukak National Natural Reserve
            Puinawai National Natural Reserve
            Indi Wasi National Natural Park

Pacific Region
            Utria National Natural Park
            Tatama National Natural Park
            Sanquianga National Natural Park
            Katios National Natural Park

Insular Region
            Old Providence National Natural Park
            Malpelo Fauna- Flora Sanctuary
            Gorgona National Natural Park
 

Tourist Attractions in the Colombian Regions

North Coast

Cartagena de Indias: It is the Colombian city that better preserves the colonial architecture and monuments. It is a city that from its beginning till now has notably influenced events in Colombia.

One of the most poignant characteristics of Cartagena de Indias is its architecture; appreciated in its civil, military and religious edifications; constructions that allow to identify the historic maturity of the city.

Santa Marta: the first city founded in Colombia, it is a tourist, historical and cultural district. In Santa Marta you can visit the Fifth of San Pedro of Alejandrino, the house of liberator Simon Bolivar, the Mountain Range Nevada de Santa Marta, the park of the Mountain Range Nevada de Santa Marta, The Lost City (UNESCO¡¯s Patrimony of Humanity), as well as the National Natural Park of Tayrona.

Barranquilla: it is the biggest city of the region and famous for its Carnival. It has tourist attractions such as the Mouths of Ashes (where the Magdalena river and the Caribbean Sea meet), the Zoo (the first Zoo inaugurated in Latin America), the Pumarejo Bridge (the longest in Colombia), the Metropolitan Stadium (the biggest in Colombia), the Wharf of Colombia¡¯s port (the longest in the world at its inauguration in 1888), The Totumo Volcano (45 minutes from Barranquilla), Amira de la Rosa Play House, the Romantic Museum, The Prado Hotel (first hotel in Latin America)

Pacific Region

The Solano Bay, at the Choco, is the main tourist destination in the Colombian Pacific.

Andean Region

This is the region where you can find the main cities of the country (Bogota, Medellin and Cali). Another important region in the country is Bucaramanga, the capital of the department of Santander, called the City of the Parks or Beautiful City.

The Eje Cafetero is a part of the Andean region that has taken a lot of strength in the tourist industry. Among its tourist attractions are the Coffee National Natural Park, Farming culture National Park, The Ruiz Nevado, the Cocora Valley, the Nevados National Natural Park, The Eden Reserve, the beautiful Otun Lagoon, the Matecaña Zoo in Pereira, The Santa Rosa de Cabal thermal waters.

Orinoquia: The Colombian Orinoquian plain everyday takes more importance at the national and international levels. It holds natural resources, such as gas and petroleum.

In Orinoquia one can find the Colombian and Venezuelan Plains, one of its major attractions is the city of Villavicencio, in the outskirts IS Restrepo that is famous for its rice brads, there is also Acacias with Puerto Lopez which has the biggest obelisks in the country.

The Amazons: the majority of the population is indigenous,  from various communities, among them are the Nukaks, still nomads, and the Huitotos, Yaguas, Tucanos, Ticunas, Camsas and Ingas.

Source: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turismo_en_Colombia
 

Tourist Sites

http://www.turismocolombia.com/prehome.asp
http://www.viajaporcolombia.com/default.asp?link=sitios
http://www.parquesnacionales.gov.co/
http://www.parquenacionaldelcafe.com/
http://www.plazatoros.com.co/
http://www.banrep.gov.co/museo/esp/home.htm  (MUSEO DE ORO)
http://www.colombia.com/colombiainfo/parquesnaturales/
http://www.colombia.com/turismo/sitio/