Free Time in Medellin and Colombia

Free Time in Medellin and Colombia

Colombia is famous for its music and dance and visitors find it hard to resist the infectious rhythms of cumbia, merengue and salsa.

Medellin has a huge flower festival in August and an impressive Christmas lights display, but the biggest carnival is held in Barranquilla during February or March. Every city, town and village will have its own way to celebrate Christmas and other religious events throughout the year.

 

Medellin
Botero Plaza, downtown Medellin

Medellin has many plazas boasting sculptures by local artists, old churches and a number of museums with free entry. Pueblito Paisa in Medellin is a replica of a rural village sat on a hill overlooking the city.Cycling the outskirts of Medellin and along the mountainous woods is an extremely popular activity for the locals. Also you could try your hand at parapenting from the surrounding mountains.

 

Beyond Medellin
Beautiful Cartagena
From Medellin’s modern airport the world is your oyster!  You could fly to Leticia for a unique Amazonian adventure. South of the city lies the well-visited coffee region, including the picturesque village of Jardin.
A cheap flight or a 9-hour bus ride to the coast takes you to the UNESCO world heritage site of Cartagena. Its Spanish colonial architecture creates a style unmatched anywhere in South America. Along the coast you can find unspoilt white sand beaches, deep bays and the world’s highest coastal mountain range. For the more adventurous, a trek to the lost city of Ciudad Perdida is an amazing three-day hike through impressive jungle.
Colombia has much to offer every visitor

Colombia also offers amazing wildlife, birds, orchids, pre-Colombian stone statues and underground tombs, volcanic mud baths, diving, rafting, rappelling, rock climbing and hiking.

Cheap flights in South America will take you to many other popular tourist destinations such as Machu Picchu in Peru, the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador or many other amazing destinations in Latin America.

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