A 4 to 5 day trek through the jungle of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to the Lost City, built by the Tayrona around 800 AD, with stone terraces reached by 1,200 steps.
It must be done with a licensed tour, from Santa Marta.
Beaches and jungle where the Sierra Nevada mountains meet the Caribbean, with boulder-strewn coves such as Cabo San Juan.
A walled colonial port on the Caribbean, a UNESCO site, with colourful balconies, plazas and the San Felipe fortress.
A mud volcano just outside the beach town of Arboletes on Colombia's Caribbean coast, with a large pool of warm, thick grey mud.
A giant granite monolith rising 200 m above a lake district; climb its 740 steps for a view over islands and inlets.
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.
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.
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