Colombia

Important Cities

Bogota(Capital)
Pasto
Tumaco
Medellin
Cucuta
Cali
Buenaventura
Santa Marta
Barranquilla
Cartagena

Main Attractions

Los Katios National Park
Cartagena Old Town
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Santuario de las Lajas
The Mud Volcanoes of Arboletes
Archaeological Sites of San Agustin and Tierradentro
Pargue NacionalTayrona (National Park)
Zipaquira Salt Cathedral
Ruins of La Ciudad Perdida

Main Industries

Beverages
Food Processing
Chemicals
Textiles
Cement
Footwear
Coal

Colombia has at least eleven active or dormant volcanoes, the tallest of which, Huila, rises to about 19,000 feet and seems to be the highest point in the country.
Colombia the Spaniards penetrated to the northern confines of Ecuador (Pasto, Popayan) comparatively early, and there met other explorers from their own people coming up from Quito.
Colombia has necessarily been much retarded by the political disturbances which have occurred since the first quarter of the nineteenth century and have made its history a continuous succession of civil wars.
Colombia sees a window of opportunity early next year for the U.S. Congress to approve a free-trade agreement strongly opposed by U.S. labor groups, a senior Colombian official said on Thursday.
Colombia in 1999 was facing serious threats from illegal armed groups and the unraveling of state authority.
He will be in town for the launching of the CSIS report on Colombia on Tuesday the 13th, (see attached) and to deliver a speech at a Council of the Americas event, along with Deputy USTR, Ambassador John Veroneau, on Thursday the 15th.
On the surface, Colombia is a seemingly untroubled country.
When To Go The most pleasant time to visit Colombia is in the dry season, between December and March or July and August, particularly if you plan on hiking.
Colombia claims to have more plant and animal species per square kilometer than any other country in the world.
Colombia is usually one of those places you've heard mention, probably because of its drug problem, but never considered visiting.