The contribution of travel and tourism to GDP was US$5,880.3bn (2.0% of total GDP) in 2016. Tourism generated 556,135 jobs (2.5% of total employment) in 2016. Foreign tourist visits were predicted to have risen from 0.6 million in 2007 to 4 million in 2017. Responsible tourism became a peremptory need for Colombia because it minimizes negative social, economic and environmental impacts and makes positive contributions to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage. Colombia has major attractions for a tourist destination, such as Cartagena and its historic surroundings, which are on the

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; the insular department of San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina; and Santa Marta and the surrounding area. The coffee region is also a very popular destination, especially the traditional town of Salento, Quindío and its surroundings. Fairly recently, Bogotá, the nation's capital, has become Colombia's major tourist destination because of its improved museums and entertainment facilities and its major urban renovations, including the rehabilitation of public areas, the development of parks, and the creation of an extensive network of cycling routes. With its very rich and varied geography, which includes the

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technolog ...

and

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regions, the Llanos, the Caribbean and Pacific coasts, and the deserts of La Guajira and

Tatacoa Desert The Tatacoa Desert is the second largest arid zone in Colombia after the Guajira Peninsula. It occupies more than 330 square kilometers. This region is located north of Huila Department, 38 km from the city of Neiva in Colombia and from Nata ...

, and its unique

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, Colombia also has major potential for

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.Roberto Steiner and Hernán Vallejo. "Tourism". I
''Colombia: A Country Study''
(Rex A. Hudson, ed.).

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(2010).

History

Indigenous people inhabited what is now Colombia by 12,500 BCE. In 1500,

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was the first Spanish explorer of the

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. In 1510,

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founded the town of

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. Throughout Colombia's history there were several rebel movements against Spanish rule, but most were unsuccessful. In 1810 the rebels, led by Simón Bolívar were successful and achieved independence from Spain. Colombia was the first

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in South America, and the

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and

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parties, founded in 1848 and 1849 respectively, are two of the oldest surviving political parties in the Americas.

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was abolished in the country in 1851. The United States of America's intentions to influence the area (especially the

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construction and control) led to the separation of the Department of Panama in 1903 and the establishment of it as a nation. In the early to mid-1980s, international tourism arrivals in Colombia reached nearly 1.4 million per year. Although they decreased by more than half thereafter, they have recovered at rates of more than 10 percent annually since 2002, reaching 1.9 million visitors in 2006. Tourism usually has been considered a low-growth service industry in Colombia because of internal violence, but in 2006 the country earned US$2 billion from international tourism. Tourists visiting Colombia from abroad came mainly from the United States (24.5 percent), followed by

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(13.4 percent),

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

(9.1 percent),

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(6.4 percent), and

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(4.9 percent). Approximately 90 percent of foreign tourists arrive by air, 10 percent by land transportation, and a tiny share by sea. The Democratic Security and Defense Policy of

Álvaro Uribe Vélez Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warrio ...

(president between 2002 and 2010) organized tourist caravans (caravanas turísticas) to protect tourists and boost tourism. The caravans transported tourists to holiday celebration sites and were protected by military forces. The Democratic Security Policy's goal is to "reestablishing control over all of the nation's territory, fighting illegal drugs and organized crime, and strengthening the justice system." Another project to boost tourism and tourist safety in Colombia is the Proexport Colombia. The

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is the Colombian ministry in charge of tourism affairs.

Land and climate

Colombia is located in the North West area of the South American continent. Colombia coasts are along the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. The Andes Mountains are within the borders of Colombia, and are a popular destination for tourists to hike. Along the coast and in the northern areas of the country the climate is "warm and tropical ... with a rainy season from May to November." The temperature stays fairly consistent throughout the year because Colombia is so close to the equator. The variety in temperature comes from the level of altitude; it is much cooler in the higher altitudes of Colombia than the low land coastal areas.

Holidays

Popular times to visit Colombia include the most famous festivals such as the Cali's Fair, the

Barranquilla's Carnival The Carnival of Barranquilla ('' es, Carnaval de Barranquilla'') is one of Colombia's most important folkloric celebrations, and one of the biggest carnivals in the world. The carnival has traditions that date back to the 19th century. Four days ...

, the Bogota Summer Festival, the Ibero-American Theater Festival, Blacks and Whites' Carnival in

Pasto Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the city had app ...

, Manizales fair the

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is when the most foreign tourists go to Colombia. Many people visit Colombia during Christmas time and the celebrations surrounding the Independence of Colombia. The Ministry of Tourism considers high seasons the

Holy Week Holy Week ( la, Hebdomada Sancta or , ; grc, Ἁγία καὶ Μεγάλη Ἑβδομάς, translit=Hagia kai Megale Hebdomas, lit=Holy and Great Week) is the most sacred week in the liturgical year in Christianity. In Eastern Churches, w ...

, the northern hemisphere summer months (June, July, August, September) and Christmas season. During the Holy Week many travel to the

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, Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá,

Monserrate Monserrate (named after Catalan homonym mountain ''Montserrat'') is a high mountain over 10,000 feet high that dominates the city center of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. It rises to above the sea level, where there is a church (built in ...

and

Guadalupe Hill Guadalupe Hill is a high hill located in the Eastern Hills, uphill from the centre of Bogotá, Colombia. Together with its neighbouring hill Monserrate it is one of the landmarks of Bogotá. At the top of the hill a hermitage and a high statue ...

the towns of

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villa de Leyva Villa de Leyva, also called Villa de Leiva, is a touristic colonial town and municipality, in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Boyacá Department of Colombia. The town is a Colombian National Heritage Town and is on the tentative list for UNES ...

, Guamal or

Popayán Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is locate ...

where Roman Catholic traditions and rituals are performed,

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. Colombia also hosts dozens of popular music festivals throughout the year, such as

Rock al Parque Rock al Parque is a free rock music festival which has taken place in Bogotá, Colombia, since 1995. It typically gathers more than 50 bands and as many as 400,000 spectators. It is considered the largest rock festival in Colombia and one of t ...

and Estereo Picnic.

Music

Colombia is known as "the land of a thousand rhythms". Colombia has more than 1,025 folk rhythms. Some of the main genres are:

Visitors

Most visitors arriving to Colombia on short-term basis in are from the following countries of nationality:

Ecotourism

The great variety in geography, flora and fauna across Colombia has also resulted in the development of an

ecotourist Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide fund ...

industry, concentrated in the country's

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. Popular ecotourist destinations include: along the Caribbean coast, the Tayrona National Natural Park in the

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (English: ''Snow-Covered Mountain Range of Saint Martha'') is an isolated mountain range in northern Colombia, separate from the Andes range that runs through the north of the country. Reaching an elevation of ...

mountain range and

Cabo de la Vela Cabo de la Vela (Spanish for "cape of sails") is a headland in the Guajira Peninsula in Colombia with an adjacent small fishing village. It is a popular ecotourism destination of the Caribbean region of Colombia History Spanish explorer Juan ...

on the tip of the

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; the

Nevado del Ruiz The Nevado del Ruiz (), also known as La Mesa de Herveo ( en, Mesa of Herveo, the name of the nearby town) is a volcano on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima in Colombia, about west of the capital city Bogotá. It is a stratov ...

volcano, the Cocora valley and the

in the central Andean region, the

Farallones de Cali National Natural Park Farallones de Cali is a cluster of mountains in the West Andes of Colombia. It is located west of the city of Cali and gives rise to many of the rivers that provide water and electricity to Cali. The PNN Farallones de Cali encompasses in t ...

, in the departament of Valle del Cauca; Amacayacu National Park in the

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; and the Pacific islands of Malpelo and Gorgona, there other unique landscapes like the river of the seven colors in Meta. As of 2018, there are nine

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, including six cultural sites, two natural sites and one mixed site.

National parks

Colombia has two coastlines; Pacific and Caribbean, three main mountainous chains and the isolated Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and many different ecological regions, from páramo to tropical jungle vegetation to desert biomes. The country hosts numerous volcanoes and waterfalls. * Amacayacu National Park *

Chiribiquete National Park Chiribiquete National Natural Park ( es, Parque Nacional Natural (PNN) Serranía de Chiribiquete) is the largest national park in Colombia and the largest tropical rainforest national park in the world. It was established on 21 September 1989 and ...

* Cocora valley * Los Nevados * Doña Juana-Cascabel Volcanic Complex * Gorgona and Malpelo islands * Los Katíos National Park * Munchique National Park * Serranía de la Macarena * Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park *

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Park * Tayrona Park ( Santa Marta) *

Chicamocha Canyon The Chicamocha Canyon ( , es, Cañón del Chicamocha) is a steep sided canyon carved by the Chicamocha River in Colombia. With a maximum depth of , an area of and a length of , the canyon is the second-largest worldwide. The canyon is situated ...

National Park * El Mariposario entomologic display specialized in Lepidoptera * Peñas Blancas rock climbing site Villadeleyva01

Safety

For many years serious internal armed conflict deterred tourists from visiting Colombia, with official travel advisories warning against travel to the country. However, in recent years numbers have risen sharply, thanks to improvements in security resulting from former president and convicted paramilitar Álvaro Uribe's "democratic security" strategy, which has included significant increases in military strength and police presence throughout the country and pushed rebel groups further away from the major cities, highways and tourist sites likely to attract international visitors. Foreign tourist visits were predicted to have risen from 0.6 million in 2007 to 4 million in 2017. Responsible tourism became a peremptory need for Colombia because minimizes negative social, economic and environmental impacts and makes positive contributions to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage. Travel guide ''

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'' ranked Colombia second in its list of best countries to visit in 2017. Colombia has been celebrated for its forward-thinking vibrant culture and hospitality.

Transportation

Railways

The nation's rail network links seven of the country's 10 major cities. During 2004–6, approximately 2,000 kilometers of the country's rail lines underwent refurbishment. This upgrade involved two main projects: the 1,484-kilometer line linking Bogotá to the Caribbean Coast and the 499-kilometer Pacific coastal network that links the industrial city of Cali and the surrounding coffee-growing region to the port of Buenaventura.Colombia country profile

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Roads

Highways are managed by the Colombian Ministry of Transport through the National Roads Institute. The security of the highways in Colombia is managed by the Highway Police unit of the

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. Colombia is crossed by the

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Ports, waterways, and merchant marine

A well-developed and important form of transport for both cargo and passengers, inland waterways transport approximately 3.8 million metric tons of freight and more than 5.5 million passengers annually. Main inland waterways are the Magdalena–Cauca River system, which is navigable for 1,500 kilometers; the Atrato, which is navigable for 687 kilometers; the Orinoco system of more than five navigable rivers, which total more than 4,000 kilometers of potential navigation (mainly through Venezuela); and the Amazonas system, which has four main rivers totaling 3,000 navigable kilometers (mainly through Brazil). The government is planning an ambitious program to more fully utilize the main rivers for transport.

Aviation

All public airports in Colombia are managed and controlled by the

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. Colombia has well-developed air routes and an estimated total of 984 airports, 100 of which have paved runways, plus two heliports. Of the 74 main airports, 20 can accommodate jet aircraft. Two airports are more than 3,047 meters in length, nine are 2,438–3,047 meters, 39 are 1,524–2,437 meters, 38 are 914–1,523 meters, 12 are shorter than 914 meters, and 880 have unpaved runways. The government has been selling its stake in local airports in order to allow their privatization. The country has 40 regional airports, and the cities of Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Leticia, Pereira, San Andrés, and Santa Marta have international airports. Bogotá's El Dorado International Airport handles 550 million metric tons of cargo and 22 million passengers a year, making it the largest airport in Latin America in terms of cargo and the third largest in passenger numbers.

Urban transport

Urban transport systems have been developed in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and Barranquilla. Traffic congestion in Bogotá has been greatly exacerbated by the lack of rail transport. However, this problem has been alleviated somewhat by the development of one of the world's largest and highest capacity bus rapid transit (BRT) systems, known as the

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(opened 2000), and the restriction of vehicles through a daily, rotating ban on private cars depending on plate numbers. Bogotá's system consists of bus and minibus services managed by both private- and public-sector enterprises. Since 1995 Medellín has had a modern urban railway referred to as the Metro de Medellín, which also connects with the cities of Itagüí, Envigado, and Bello. A

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line called Transmetro began operating in 2011, with a second line added in 2013. Other cities have also installed BRT systems such as Cali with a six line system (opened 2008), Barranquilla with two lines (opened 2010),

Bucaramanga Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and has the ninth-largest population in the country, with 6 ...

with one line (opened 2010), Cartagena with one line (opened 2015) and Pereira with three lines (opened 2006).

World Heritage Sites

As of 2018, there are nine World Heritage Sites in Colombia, including six cultural sites, two natural sites and one mixed site.

Notable celebrations

* Blacks and Whites' Carnival * Holy Week in Popayán File:Pasto 20060106 001.jpg, Blacks and Whites' Carnival File:Baile de la Cumbia - Barranquilla.jpg,

File:Proseción Semana Santa en Popayán..jpg, Holy Week in Popayán

Gallery

File:Atardecer en Cartagena de Indias desde La Popa..jpg, '' Cartagena de Indias''
Bolívar File:Zipaquira - Catedral de Sal (12).JPG, '' Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá''
Cundinamarca File:Parque Arqueológico de San Agustín - Tumb with deity.jpg, '' San Agustín''
Huila File:CABO DE LA VELA.JPG, ''

or Cape of Sails''

La Guajira La Guajira () is a department of Colombia. It occupies most of the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of the country, on the Caribbean Sea and bordering Venezuela, at the northernmost tip of South America. The capital city of the departm ...

File:Cabo San Juan, Colombia.jpg, '' Cabo San Juan''
Magdalena File:Arrecifes.jpg, '' Park Tayrona''
Magdalena File:Barranquilla, el mar desde las Bocas de Cenizas-20050625.jpg, '' Bocas de Ceniza, Barranquilla''
Atlántico File:Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Ritacuba Blanco 23.01.2009.jpg, ''

Sierra Nevada del Cocuy The Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Chita or Guican National Natural Park (or Sierra Nevada de Chita or Sierra Nevada de Güicán, es, Parque Natural Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Chita o Guican is a national park and a series of highlands and glaciated peaks l ...

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Boyacá File:San Andrés Island Colombia.JPG, '' San Andrés Island''
San Andrés y Providencia File:Villa de Leyva 5.JPG, ''

Villa de Leyva Villa de Leyva, also called Villa de Leiva, is a touristic colonial town and municipality, in the Ricaurte Province, part of the Boyacá Department of Colombia. The town is a Colombian National Heritage Town and is on the tentative list for UNES ...

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Boyacá File:Pueblito Paisa-Medellin.JPG, '' Pueblito Paisa, Medellín''
Antioquia File:Wikitravel Ciudad perdida archi.jpg, ''

Ciudad Perdida Ciudad Perdida (Spanish for "lost city"; also known as Teyuna and Buritaca-200) is the archaeological site of an ancient city in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia, within the jurisdiction of the city of Santa Marta. This city is beli ...

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Magdalena File:Iglesia La Ermita en Cali, Colombia.jpg, '' Cali''
Valle del Cauca File:Colombian National Coffee Park 195.JPG, ''

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Quindío, Risaralda and Caldas File:CatedralPrimadaBogota2004-7.jpg, '' Bogotá''
Cundinamarca File:El Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia.jpg, '' Santa Marta''
Magdalena File:Cienaga de la Caimenera, Coveñas, Sucre.jpg, ''

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'', Sucre File:Riverguama1.jpg, '' Amacayacu National Park''
Amazonas File:Chicamocha.jpg, ''

Santander Santander may refer to: Places * Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain * Santander Department, a department of Colombia * Santander State, former state of Colombia * Santander de Quilichao, a m ...

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Cesar File:Santuario de Las Lajas, Ipiales, Colombia, 2015-07-21, DD 26-27 HDR.JPG, ''

Las Lajas Sanctuary The National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Las Lajas ( es, Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de las Lajas), commonly called Las Lajas Shrine (''Santuario de Las Lajas''), is a basilica church located in southern Colombia. The basi ...

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Nariño File:RockFormation2.jpg, '' Gorgona Island''
Cauca File:Monserrate y centro de Bogota.jpg, '' Bogotá Downtown'' File:Tombs in Tierra Dentro.jpg, '' Archaeological Park of Tierradentro''
Cauca File:Buenaventura, Colombia.jpg, '' Port of Buenaventura'' File:CAÑO CRISTALES, EL RÍO DE COLORES.jpg, '' Caño Cristales''
Meta File:Chiribiquete view.jpg,

File:El Rio Sinú Patrimonio de Córdoba.jpg, ''

Montería Montería () is a municipality and city located in northern Colombia and is the capital of the Department of Córdoba. The city is located away from the Caribbean sea, by the Sinú River. The city and region are known for their distinct cultur ...

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Guatapé Guatapé is a town and municipality in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia. It is a part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia and is located from Medellín, the capital of the department. Guatapé is bordered on the north by Alejandría, San ...