Colombia

At a Glance

Colombia is a country that has dramatically rewritten its story over recent decades, revealing extraordinary biodiversity, a vibrant café culture, colonial cities with colourful architecture, and some of the warmest and most expressive people in Latin America. The landscape spans Caribbean and Pacific coasts, Andean highlands, coffee regions, and Amazon jungle. Urban safety has improved enormously in many areas, though awareness remains important, and those open to the country's energy will find it one of the continent's most rewarding destinations.

• Has both a Pacific and Caribbean coastline — rare in the Americas.
• World's largest cut flower exporter after the Netherlands.
• Home to roughly 10% of all species on earth, the most biodiversity of any country per km².