5 Hidden Destinations in South America
Colombia
Destinations
Colombia · Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department
Deep within Colombia's impenetrable Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta lies a forgotten city older than Machu Picchu, swallowed by the jungle and accessible only by a grueling multi-day trek.
Built by the ancient Tairona people around 800 CE, Ciudad Perdida – or 'Lost City' – features elaborate stone terraces, plazas, and houses c...
Colombia · Norte de Santander
Where ancient forests once stood, a surreal crimson landscape of towering rock pillars now stretches, sculpted by millennia of wind and rain into an alien, forgotten city.
This 'Unique Natural Area' is a geological masterpiece, featuring an astonishing collection of reddish-brown rock formations, locally known ...
Colombia · Meta Department
Imagine a river that bursts into a liquid rainbow, flowing with vibrant shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and black for just a few magical months each year.
Dubbed the 'River of Five Colors' or 'Liquid Rainbow,' Caño Cristales owes its extraordinary palette to a unique aquatic plant called Macare...
Colombia · Bolívar Department
Imagine living on an island so small and densely packed that it's often called the most populated on Earth, where houses practically float on top of each other and there's no space for a single car.
This tiny, partially man-made island in the Colombian Caribbean, part of the San Bernardo Corals National Natural Park, squeezes over a thou...
Colombia · Guainía Department
Three colossal, ancient monoliths rise dramatically from the emerald sea of the Amazon rainforest, guarding forgotten indigenous legends and sacred sites.
These three magnificent inselbergs—Cerro Mavicure, Cerro Mono, and Cerro Pajarito—are remnants of the Guiana Shield, billions of years old, ...