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The UK Foreign & Commonwealth office currently advises against all overland travel within Colombia, and advises against travel to Choco, Putumayo, Meta and Caqueta departments and to rural areas of Antioquia, Cauca, Narino, and Norte de Santander departments.
For full and up-to-date travel advice from the FCO for the whole of Colombia, please click here (opens in a new window)
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Population: 41 Million - Capital City: Bogotá (pop. 7 million)
- Time difference: -5 hours GMT
- Language: Spanish
Colombia is one of the most spectacular and colourful countries in South America. A mix of sea (it has both Caribbean and Pacific coastlines), mountains (the Andes here are at their most dramatic) and jungle.
The magnificence of the landscape is equalled by some of the most beautiful colonial towns on the continent.
Colombia has had a turbulent history and the unstable political situation continues to this day. It is most unfortunate that for the moment the transport by the scenic road network is out-of-bounds to the foreign visitor, although it is still regarded as safe to travel between cities by air.