Best Colombia

Goodnow Farms Boyaca 73% is a single-origin dark chocolate bar made from cacao beans grown and processed entirely within the Bojacá region of Colombia, resulting in a rich, intense flavor profile with notes of spice and fruit.

Serranía de Chiribiquete National Park is a protected area in the Amazon region of Colombia and the country's largest national park. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018, the park is known for its ancient tepui table-top formations. The site contains tens of thousands of prehistoric ro...

This single-origin dark chocolate bar comes from Dandelion Chocolate’s Tumaco, Colombia collection. The cacao is grown along the Pacific Coast, resulting in a distinctive flavor profile characterized by spice and fruit notes. It features 70% cacao content and is intended for discerning chocolate ent...

Tim Wendelboe Finca Tamana is a single-origin coffee grown in the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala, known for its bright acidity and complex flavor profile featuring notes of citrus, honey, and dark chocolate due to high altitude cultivation.

The Chocó-Darién Rainforest is a vast tropical rainforest region extending along the Pacific coast from eastern Panama, through western Colombia, and into northwestern Ecuador. It is recognized as one of the wettest regions on Earth, receiving extremely high levels of annual precipitation. This clim...

The Santuario de Las Lajas is a significant neo-Gothic Revival church located in Ipiales, Colombia. Constructed over the dramatic Guaitara Canyon, it’s notable for its unique architectural design and status as a major pilgrimage site. Primarily visited by Catholic pilgrims and tourists interested in...

Embrace of the Serpent chronicles two separate expeditions into the Colombian Amazon in the mid-20th century. The film depicts a shaman, Karamakate, accompanied by a German ethnographer and later an American botanist, as they seek the plant yakruna. The narrative is based on the diaries of explorers...

Yo soy Betty, la fea was a Colombian telenovela produced by RCN and created by Fernando Gaitán. The series starred Ana María Orozco and aired from 1999 to 2001 with a cast including Jorge Enrique Abello and Natalia Ramírez. It featured a central narrative involving the character Betty, portrayed by...

Dandelion Chocolate’s Tumaco, Colombia 70% bar utilizes Nacional cacao beans grown in the Pacific piedmont region, processed entirely within their bean-to-bar operation for a distinctive flavor profile.

Castronovo Sierra Nevada Colombia 72% Dark is a bean-to-bar chocolate produced in Colombia using beans sourced from the Sierra Nevada region, resulting in a dark chocolate with a pronounced cocoa flavor profile and a relatively low acidity level.

The Blossomcrown (Anthocephala floriceps) is a small hummingbird endemic to the cloud forests of Colombia's isolated Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta massif. The male is distinguished by a buffy, green-spotted crown and a rufous tail, while the female is duller with greener spotting above. Its extremely...

Malpelo is an oceanic island and surrounding marine ecosystem in the eastern tropical Pacific, roughly 500 kilometres west of Colombia's mainland. The Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006 and protects deep waters, submerged formations, and exposed r...

Titanoboa cerrejonensis is an extinct giant snake known from Paleocene fossils found in the Cerrejon Formation of northeastern Colombia. Described in 2009 from vertebrae and other remains, it lived in a warm tropical wetland ecosystem several million years after the end-Cretaceous extinction. Body-s...

This dark chocolate bar originates from Colombia’s Arhuaco indigenous communities. The beans are fermented using ancient, sustainable methods preserving unique flavors. It boasts an impressive 82% cocoa content offering a rich, intense taste experience. This chocolate is ideal for those seeking auth...

Drop Coffee El Puente is a single-origin Arabica coffee sourced from small farms in the Ciboney region of Cuba, known for its distinctive notes of brown sugar and cedar due to the island’s unique terroir.

The television series Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord chronicles the rise and fall of Colombian narcotraficante Pablo Escobar, known as “El Patrón del Mal.” It presents a biographical account of his life and operations within Colombia’s drug trade, exploring themes of terrorism and organized crime. Thi...

Café, con aroma de mujer is a Colombian telenovela from 1994. It’s notable for its dramatic storylines centered around family secrets and romantic entanglements within a wealthy coffee estate. The series, produced by RCN Televisión, gained widespread popularity across Latin America and Europe. It pr...

The blue-bearded helmetcrest is a small hummingbird species found exclusively within the remote Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains of Colombia. Its distinctive plumage—a brilliant blue face and throat contrasting with its dark body—makes it notable for ornithological study. This extant hummingbi...

Counter Culture’s La Golondrina is a washed Ethiopian Yirgacheffe naturally processed with honey notes, exhibiting bright acidity and flavors of bergamot, jasmine, and sweet citrus fruit, typically scoring around 88-90 points on the Coffee Quality Institute scale.

The Two Escobars is a documentary examining the tragic intersection of professional soccer and Colombia’s tumultuous 1990s. It explores the story of Andres Escobar, a Colombian footballer who died after being mistakenly identified as an informant for drug lord Pablo Escobar. The film investigates ho...

The colorful puffleg is a hummingbird species native to the western slopes of Colombia’s Andes Mountains. It is notable for its vibrant plumage and distinctive “puffleg” markings – elongated feathers on its legs. This extant bird is primarily found in humid forest habitats. Ornithologists, researche...

The Clock Tower, commonly called Torre del Reloj or Puerta del Reloj, is the principal historic gateway into the walled center of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The entrance originated in the colonial period, while the clock and the tower's present appearance reflect later alterations. Facing the Pl...

Cacao Hunters produces exceptional craft chocolate focusing on small-batch, single-origin beans. They source cacao directly from farmers in Colombia, prioritizing current harvest offerings. The company’s bean-to-bar approach allows for precise flavor development and showcases the unique characterist...

Cacao Hunters Tumaco 70% is a single-origin chocolate made by a bean-to-bar chocolatier utilizing cacao grown in the Tumaco region of Colombia, resulting in a dark chocolate with notes of spice and fruit due to its unique terroir.

Castronovo Arhuacos 80% Dark chocolate is crafted by a small, family-run business in Colombia, utilizing beans sourced directly from the Arhuaco indigenous community and processed entirely on-site via their unique bean-to-bar method.

Cacao Hunters Sierra Nevada 72% is a bean-to-bar chocolate made with cacao beans sourced exclusively from the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, resulting in a dark chocolate with distinct regional flavor notes.

Maria Full of Grace is a 2004 co-production drama film depicting a Colombian woman’s involvement with drug trafficking. The narrative centers on her role as a mule within a criminal organization, leading to significant personal consequences. Catalina Sandino Moreno received recognition for her perfo...

El Totumo Mud Volcano is a Caribbean Colombian geological feature characterized by a naturally heated mud pot. The consistently warm, mineral-rich mud creates a buoyant experience beneficial for skin conditions and relaxation. It’s popular with tourists seeking unique wellness activities and those i...

Castillo San Felipe, also known as Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, is a significant 17th-century hilltop fortress within Cartagena’s historic walls. Constructed by the Spanish to defend the city's vital port, it represents a remarkable example of colonial military architecture. The site’s complex ne...