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Backpacking Colombia: 14 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Colombia, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.

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  1. Cartagena, Colombia1

    Cartagena

    Bolivar

    Walled Caribbean old town.

  2. 2

    Medellin

    Antioquia

    Reinvented city of eternal spring.

  3. Bogota, Colombia3

    Bogota

    Bogota

    High Andean capital.

  4. Tayrona National Park, Colombia4

    Tayrona National Park

    Magdalena

    Jungle meets Caribbean beach.

  5. Salento, Colombia5

    Salento

    Quindio

    Coffee zone and wax palms.

  6. Guatape, Colombia6

    Guatape

    Antioquia

    Colourful town and El Penol rock.

  7. Ciudad Perdida, Colombia7

    Ciudad Perdida

    Magdalena

    The Lost City jungle trek.

  8. San Andres, Colombia8

    San Andres

    San Andres and Providencia

    Sea-of-seven-colours island.

  9. Cali, Colombia9

    Cali

    Valle del Cauca

    The world's salsa capital.

  10. Villa de Leyva, Colombia10

    Villa de Leyva

    Boyaca

    Vast colonial cobbled plaza.

  11. Palomino, Colombia11

    Palomino

    La Guajira

    River-tubing beach village.

  12. San Gil, Colombia12

    San Gil

    Santander

    Adventure-sports capital.

  13. Barichara, Colombia13

    Barichara

    Santander

    Prettiest colonial stone town.

  14. 14

    Tatacoa Desert

    Huila

    Red-and-grey badlands, stars.

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