1. Explore the old town of colonial Cartagena, with colourful buildings and 500 year old forts just a stone’s throw from the city’s pleasant beaches
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2. Visit the mysterious Salt Cathedral at Zipaquira, built into an old salt mine and lit up with spooky lights and candles
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3. Discover Bogota's famous Museo del Oro - the museum holds more than 55,000 pieces of gold from pre-Hispanic Colombia
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4. Trek through spectacular jungle scenery to the Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) - believed to have been founded 650 years earlier than Peru's Machu Picchu
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5. Enjoy the lush valleys of the Coffee Triangle, full of active volcanoes, huge green plantations and traditional farms perfect for relaxing in the cool evening air
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6. Party hard at the Baranquilla Carnival, a four day festival before Ash Wednesday where parades, dances and parties take over the town in a week of madness
8. Colombia has a huge array of birds to spot, from the Yellow-eared Parrot and Blue-footed Boobies to the famous Andean Condor
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9. Take a tour inland to the edge of the Amazon Basin and glimpse life in the jungle, with wildlife, tribes and waterfalls to discover before falling asleep in your hammock
10. Head to Santander, the adventure sports capital for kayaking, white-water rafting and paragliding