title: Colombia (National Geographic Adventure Map)
author: National Geographic Maps - Adventure
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zlib_text: Colombia Travel Guide
  
  
  
  The Top 10 Highlights in Colombia
  
    
  
  Table of Contents
  
  [ Introduction to Colombia ](text00000.html#_Toc433100992)
  
  [ 1\. Popayan ](text00000.html#_Toc433100993)
  
  [ 2\. Medellin ](text00000.html#_Toc433100994)
  
  [ 3\. San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina ](text00000.html#_Toc433100995)
  
  [ 4\. San Agustin ](text00000.html#_Toc433100996)
  
  [ 5\. Bogota ](text00000.html#_Toc433100997)
  
  [ 6\. Cartagena ](text00000.html#_Toc433100998)
  
  [ 7\. Canon Del Chicamocha ](text00000.html#_Toc433100999)
  
  [ 8\. Guatape ](text00000.html#_Toc433101000)
  
  [ 9\. Salento ](text00000.html#_Toc433101001)
  
  [ 10\. Cano Cristales ](text00000.html#_Toc433101002)
  
    
  
  #  Introduction to Colombia
  
  Colombia is a spectacularly beautiful country with an abundance of
  archeological treasures and old cities to delight the leisure traveler. It is
  also the only country in South America with coasts on the Caribbean and the
  Pacific. A country of diverse ethnicities, Colombia is famous for its
  fas