Colombia #

General#

Colombia Colombia , officially the Republic of Colombia is a transcontinental country largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America. Colombia shares a border to the northwest with Panama, to the east with Venezuela and Brazil and to the south with Ecuador and Peru.

Bogotá #

Bogotá Bogotá is located in the centre of Colombia, on a high plateau known as the 'Bogotá' savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes. It is the third-highest capital in South America (after Quito and Sucre), at an average of 2,640 metres (8,660 ft) above sea level. Subdivided into 20 localities, Bogotá has an area of 1,587 square kilometres (613 square miles) and a relatively fresh climate that is constant over the year.

Bogota is particularly famous for its incredibly rich gold museum.

by pixabay.com (2013) | Biblioteca Pública Virgilio Barco, Bogotá, under PD

by pixabay.com (2012) | Graffiti-Wall, Bogotá, under PD

by pixabay.com (2006) | City-View, Bogotá, under PD

by pixabay.com (2015) | City-View, Bototá, under PD

by pixabay.com (2012) | Bogotá, under PD

Medellín#

Medellin Medellín is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains in South America. According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics, the city has an estimated population of 2.44 million as of 2014. With its surrounding area that includes nine other cities, the metropolitan area of Medellín is the second-largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 3.7 million people.

by pixabay.com (2016) | Colorefull Houses, Medellín, under PD

by pixabay.com (2012) | City-View, Medellín, under PD

by pixabay.com (2008) | City-View, Medellín, under PD

by pixabay.com (2008) |Botero Plaza, Medellín, under PD

by pixabay.com (2008) | Botero Plaza, Medellín, under PD

Cartagena#

The city of Cartagena Cartagena is a port located on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region; it is the capital of the Bolívar Department, and had a population 971,592 as of 2016. It is the fifth-largest city in Colombia and the second largest in the region, after Barranquilla. The urban area of Cartagena is also the fifth-largest urban area in the country. Economic activities include the maritime and petrochemicals industries, as well as tourism.