Cartagena is one of Colombia’s most colorful and captivating cities lying along the coast of the Caribbean Sea and not too far from Colombia’s most important river, the Magdalena. Cartagena’s strategic location and value as a port lead to the city establishing itself as an outpost for the Spanish Empire and, as such, an outpost worth defending.

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City of vibrantly picturesque pastel color

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Reminiscent of scenes from Jurassic Park

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Taroa Sand Dunes, La Guajira Desert, Colombia

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A fisherman returns home from his day on the Caribbean Sea

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The northernmost point in South America

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…on the way to find The Lost City

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The lost city of the Tayrona civilization (circa 1400s)

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The Lost City of the ancient indigenous Tayrona People [~1400s]

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Comuna 13, formerly known for it’s predilection to violence during the era of narco traffickers in the ‘80s and ‘90s, it has been revitalized as the city has repainted over its scars

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The second largest natural rock formation in the world

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seen from the summit off La Piedra del Peñol

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The Quindío Wax Palm Trees, soaring over 200 feet tall here at Cocora Valley in Colombia’s Quindío Province, WILD.

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Stretching into the skies over 200 feet tall.

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Home to the Quindio Wax Palm Trees, world’s tallest palm trees standing over 200 feet tall.

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Bogotá’s City Hall

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Home to the National Cathedral of Colombia, the Palace of Justice, and Colombia’s Presidential House

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Tierradentro, meaning “inside the earth,” is home to South America’s oldest tombs, dating back to an ancient pre-Columbian civilization that archaeologists estimate flourished beginning around 200 b.c.

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The 2nd largest arid zone (desert) in Colombia after La Guajira peninsula. The Tatacoa Desert is divided into 2 main sections: the Red Desert which looks strikingly like Mars and the Gray Desert that is reminiscent of Rohan in Lord of the Rings.

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The 2nd largest arid zone (desert) in Colombia after La Guajira peninsula. The Tatacoa Desert is divided into 2 main sections: the Red Desert which looks strikingly like Mars and the Gray Desert that is reminiscent of Rohan in Lord of the Rings.

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(Not) a scene from Rohan

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World’s 2nd largest Jesus statue (to Rio de Janeiro’s)

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The Mecca of monolithic sculptures in all of South America

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On the road towards the start of the multi-day trek to Ciudad Perdida, the lost city of the ancient Tayrona civilization in Colombia.

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