El Peñol and Guatapé
A giant granite monolith rising 200 m above a lake district; climb its 740 steps for a view over islands and inlets. Guatapé town has houses decorated with colourful zócalos (relief panels).
It's 2 hours by bus from Medellín.
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Attractions
Comuna 13 and Medellín
Medellín, Antioquia
Medellín has transformed itself; Comuna 13, once very violent, is now known for murals, outdoor escalators and hip-hop, best seen with a local guide.
Walks and treks
Cocora Valley
Salento, Quindío
A valley in the coffee region with the world's tallest palm trees, wax palms up to 60 m, in misty green hills.
Buildings
Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca
An underground cathedral carved inside a salt mine, 180 m below ground, with the Stations of the Cross and a vast nave lit in changing colours.
Attractions
Gold Museum, Bogotá
Bogotá D.C.
A museum of more than 55,000 pieces of pre-Hispanic gold, including the golden raft of the El Dorado legend.
Natural features
Volcán de Lodo, Arboletes
Arboletes, Antioquia
A mud volcano just outside the beach town of Arboletes on Colombia's Caribbean coast, with a large pool of warm, thick grey mud.
Natural features
Caño Cristales
Meta
The 'river of five colours', where aquatic plants turn the riverbed red, yellow, green and blue, roughly from June to November.
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