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Colombia is a country rich and diverse in its history and culture. There are many ways to find out more about the country, whether you are planning a trip there or if you are just interested to find out more about the country.
adncolombia.com offers itself as the ‘complete travel guide’ to Colombia and features information about the cities and the best places to visit as a tourist. It also gives information regarding the best time of year to travel, always important as if may hinder your enjoyment of the country if you were to arrive in the middle of the rainy season.
wikipedia.org has a host of interesting articles relating to Colombia and topics involving Colombia.They have especially detailed information regarding the history of the country and the political revolutions that has plagued the country over the years.
lonelyplanet.com has a good section on Colombia and covers all the necessary information for the potential traveller to the country.
colombianembassy.co.uk is a great source of current information if you are based in the UK or Ireland. The page is available in Spanish or English and covers topics such as diplomatic relations, foreign policy and about the country itself.
For those based in the United States of America, the Colombian Embassy web page is colombiaemb.org and this gives details about the history between Colombia and the US, the Colombian culture and the Colombian community.
colombia.travel is the countries official travel guide and is made to sell the country as a great tourist destination, it provides amazing photos and practical information once you are there.
For those budding secret agents out there, the Central Intelligence Agency even have a page dedicated to Colombia, if you go to cia.gov and search the library for Colombia you will be directed to ‘The World Fact book’ which covers topics such as geography, government, economy and communications in the country.
Globe Trekker have also produced TV shows about Panama and Colombia presented by Megan McCormick who visits the two countries in an epic trip down through South America.