The cities of Colombia may be daunting, but it has some wonderful towns, Caribbean beaches, mountains, valleys, and Amazonian rainforest. Bogotá, the country’s capital, is vibrant and diverse, a city of futuristic architecture, colonial churches and museums, along with beggars, shantytowns, drug dealers and traffic jams. There is also a lively arts and entertainment scene. This mixture of prosperity and poverty makes it one of the world’s most fascinating cities.
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