Caño Cristales
The 'river of five colours', where aquatic plants turn the riverbed red, yellow, green and blue, roughly from June to November.
It's remote: fly to La Macarena and go with a guide. Numbers are limited.
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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.
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.
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.
Natural features
El Peñol and Guatapé
Guatapé, Antioquia
A giant granite monolith rising 200 m above a lake district; climb its 740 steps for a view over islands and inlets.
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.
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.
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