Colombia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
sovereign state in South America
About Colombia
Colombia is the only country inSouth Americawith coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and it has the second-most biodiversity in the world. Lying to the south ofPanama, Colombia controls the land access betweenCentraland South America. With Panama to the north, Colombia is surrounded byVenezuelato the east,Brazilto the southeast, andEcuadorandPeruto the south west. The country was named in honor ofChristopher Columbus, following the Italian version of his name (Cristoforo Colombo). Although Columbus never set foot on the current Colombian territory, in his fourth voyage he visited Panama, whichwaspart of Colombia until 1903. Traveling in Colombia is definitely worthwhile. From Bogotá, with a temperate climate 2,600m (8,530ft) above sea level and at a constant temp
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