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Colombia: Adventure and Extreme Sport

Colombia’s rugged topography encloses an infinite number of environments that are ideal for exploring. Colombia adventure features varied landscapes and regions, rich in flora and fauna, which are an invitation to experience unforgettable thrills.

To explore our natural parks, valleys, mountains, savannas, deserts, seas, lakes, and rivers is to discover an exuberant nature where the practice of extreme sports is a permanent temptation. In Colombia, adventure is waiting for you.

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Diving

The Caribbean shores, with their fine sand and clear waters, and the Pacific shores, with their dark sand and strong tides, are perfect places for diving. Become acquainted with them.


Rafting

White-water rivers, precisely the ones for rafting, abound in Colombia. They are found in several Colombian regions: the surroundings of Bogotá, the departments of Santander and Huila, and the Café Triangle, among them.

Paragliding

Due to the variety of sites, appropriate climate, good winds, and experienced paragliders, Colombia has been consolidating as a preferred destination for being carried away by this thrilling sport.

Colombian Food: Typical Dishes

Colombia has numerous things to captivate. On the one hand, an ample offer of traditional regional recipes; on the other, new trends that make the best of local products to turn Colombian flavors into innovative dishes.

They say that one of the strategies to win over someone's affection is through the charm of a good meal. “A way to a man's heart is through his stomach.” as some would have it. A corresponding consequence could be the colloquial expression, “Full belly, happy heart.”

Colombian national cuisine is as diverse as its climate, landscapes, and cultural expressions. Aside from the fertility of a land that grows practically everything, there is the unlimited imagination of expert cooks who add to the sentiment they infuse into their preparations new ways of seasoning and creating recipes.

Traditional Colombian Dishes

Many of the most famous dishes, like the bandeja paisa and the ajiaco bogotano, are usually enjoyed in their places of origin, with the precise ingredients and quantities and in the appropriate atmosphere: decor, tableware, and the final appearance of the dish.

Bandeja paisa

Thus, for example, the bandeja paisa of the department of Antioquia and nearby regions has as its main ingredient the beans harvested in the region, where climatic characteristics make Colombia the largest producer of beans in the Andean region, as well the country with the highest consumption of beans in the daily diet.

Ajiaco santafereño

On its part, the ajiaco santafereño, prepared in Colombia’s central region, is a soup based on several kinds of potatoes from the high plains of the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá, an herb by the name of “guasca”, and local corn and chicken.

However, culinary arts have traveled over time and have positioned themselves at every corner, especially in large capital cities, where by virtue of generous food menus, it is possible to travel across the nation. Thus, the secrets of fine dining were transported by the labor of cooks who laid the recipes of their regions on the tablecloths of typical country restaurants or large urban centers, making it impossible to deprive anyone of ancestral delicacies.

Many visitors from around the world arrive and bow to the wealth of tastes and, even if they are served a generous portion, will want seconds. Those who are not coming for the first time will know exactly what to order. Also, thanks to many Colombians living abroad, our cuisine is expanding by way of eateries of various kinds that become true embassies of the culture and traditions of Colombia.

Colombian Holidays, Fairs and festivals

In Colombia we always have a good reason to celebrate, eat, drink, and dance.

No matter the time of year, upon arriving in the country, visitors will encounter a fair, a pageant, or a celebration somewhere. By nature we are cheerful people.

We take care to keep alive the traditions inherited from Spaniards, Indians, and Africans.

Among carnivals, dances, parades, and cavalcades, the year runs its course to the rhythm of our tropical music and contagious good spirits.

Our religious feasts, historic milestones, and even our victories in sports, are events we celebrate until we run out of energy.

Accept our invitation to become acquainted with the most important events that fill the regions of Colombia with color and joy.

What are you waiting for to join the party?

Colombia, the only risk is wanting to stay