 Colombia
Cartagena at dusk, Colombia
Author: Norma Gòmez (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
Colombia is a country located in the northwestern part of South America. It shares a border with Venezuela and Brazil to the east, Ecuador and Peru to the south, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia has a coastline with the Caribbean Sea to the north, and with the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Guide to Colombia Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Colombia that you can book online, listed by city, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Teatro Heredia, Cartagena
Author: Ealmagro (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
More on Colombia
Colombia is 1,141,748 sq km (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of about 46 million people (2011 estimate). It is a unitary presidential republic. The official language spoken in Colombia is Spanish. It declared independence from Spain on 20 July 1810, though the independence was only recognized on 7 August, 1819.
The official currency of Colombia is the Colombian Peso (COP). The time zone of Colombia is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-5). Traffic is driven on the right in this country. The phone IDD code is +57.
Centro Internacional, Bogota
Author: Pedro Felipe (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
In 2010, Colombia had a nominal GDP of $283 billion, equivalent to a per capita nominal GDP of $6,220. The per capita GDP at purchasing power parity is $9,445. The country has the fourth largest economy in Latin America. However it has a wide gap in income disparity between the rich and the poor.
Visiting Colombia
Visitors who do not need a visa to visit Colombia include nationals of most European countries, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States, if they are staying for less than 90 days.
Sunset at Cartagena, Colombia
Author: Igvir (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
The main gateway to Colombia is the El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogota. There are international airports in Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Medellín, Pereira and San Andreas.
It is also possible to enter Colombia by road from Venezuela and Ecuador, and by boat from Panama.
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