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News about travelling and tourism in Colombia

	February 2, 2008 “*Cartagena: My kind of town***” is the title of an article published today by The Telegraph, containing several recommendations about where to go, what to buy, where to eat and drink.
	January 24 , 2008 The Guardian publishes “*Colombia* *on a natural high*”’, which tells about the increasing tourism in Colombia and describes several eco lodges on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.
	January 21, 2008 “*Where in the world have you been*” reflects the experiences of the writer while visiting Barranquilla, Cartagena and Santa Marta.
	December 13, 2007 Hostel Bookers informs that “*Colombia* *is now safer for tourism*”, which we of course knew already a long time ago.
	December 9, 2007 The New York Times puts Bogota on its list of “*The 53 Places to Go in 2008*”, saying that the “Colombian megalopolis is cleaning up its act and drawing tourists with its cultural diversity and colonial charms.
	December 7, 2007 The BBC calls Colombia “A new hot-spot for the tourism industry”. The article contains information about tourism in past and present, and Colombia’s plans for stimulating tourism in the future.
	December 7, 2007 The Washington Post presents a *brief travel guide for Cartagena*, informing on aspects as how the get there and what do to and to eat.
	December 5, 2007 Another very nice article was published today about Cartagena. The title is “*Colombian serenade*” and was published by the Boston Herald.
	November 30, 2007 “*The Chibcha Culture - Forgotten, But Still Alive*” tells about the history, traditions and language of the ancient Chibcha culture, in Colombia’s central departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá.
	November 19, 2007 The BBC went to seek *García Márquez magic in Colombia*, and visits Cartagena, Ciénaga and Aracataca, hometown of the famous author, and village on which Macando is said to be based.
	November 19, 2007 “*Medellín goes from murder capital to model city*” is the subtitle of an article published in Newsweek, which deals with the astonishing improvement Colombia’s second city has had during the last decade.
	November 11, 2007 “*In Colombia, a War Zone Reclaims Its Past*”, published by the New York Times, tells the story about how the Tayrona National Park has been converted from a war zone into one of the mayor tourist attractions on the Caribbean Coast.
	November 11, 2007 “*Colombia? You had to be there*”: The worries of a North American woman whose daughter accepted a teaching assignment in Colombia's second-largest city, disappeared, as did her prejudices, after visiting Colombia himself.
	November 10, 2007 “*Could so much beauty really exist in Colombia, once one of the world's most dangerous countries” is the question asked by Colin Barraclough when visiting Cartagena, in his article “Cartagena’s close up*”, published today in The Globe and Mail.
	October 31, 2007 *The “magical city” Cartagena* was the scenario for “Love in the time of Cholera”, based on the novel by Nobel Award Winner Gabriel García Márquez.
	October 29, 2007 The Los Angeles Times describes the Caribbean city of Cartagena, and says that *"Cartagena* *has joined the global "A list" of must-see sites"*.
	October 28, 2007 The Sunday Herald gives a *description of Bogota*, mentioning some of its principal attractions, such as the gold museum and the nearby salt cathedral of Zipaquirá.
	October 6, 2007 “*Love in the time of Cartagena”* gives a nice description of the Caribbean city of Cartagena, which inspired Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “Love in the Time of Cholera” and is now the setting for the film of the book.
	September 30, 2007 The Guardian describes Colombia’s main tourist destination, the city of Cartagena, which it calls *“A Caribbean jewel with a rough edge”*. Besides the city, it also describes nearby attractions, such as Tayrona, Taganga and Corales de Rosario.
	August 31, 2007 Colombia creates its 53rd national park, called Los Churumbelos. The park has almost 100.000 hectares and is located on the transition zone between the lowlands of the Amazon Basin and the slopes of the Andean Mountains.
	August 12, 2007 “*A Drug-Runners’ Stronghold Finds a New Life*” tells the story of how Medellin has changed from a city full of drugs-related violence to a flourishing and modern metropolis.
	August 10, 2007 Our completely renewed website has been put on-line today. Access has improved and the site is now easier to navigate. We have added several short expeditions and trips, as well as several city tours and one-day excursions, see “Individual tours”. Our new site was elaborated by www.toepublicidad.com.
	August 1, 2007 The countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (OTCA) announce that they plan to make the Amazon rainforest a sustainable tourist destination by the year 2009.
	July 31, 2007 Bloomberg writes a large article about Colombia’s efforts to improve security, and attract foreign tourists and investors, and analyzes some recent happenings.
	July 26, 2007 Reuters reports that tourism to Colombia is growing, due to improved security. Even though the country is still at war, crime rates have decreased and cities and highways have become safer.
	July 19, 2007 Grist places Bogota on the list of the 15 greenest cities in the world, thanks to 1200 public parks, creation of cycle roads and pedestrian zones and restriction of car use.
	June 25, 2007 “Bogota's urban happiness movement” explains how Bogotá has transformed in recent years and has become a pleasant and safer city.
	June 6, 2007 The Guardian’s “Hidden Treasures” describes Colombia’s improved security situation and its enormous potential for tourism, and mentions mainly the coffee region and the Caribbean coast.
	May 26, 2007 A detailed description of the wonderful Caribbean city of Cartagena is given by The Telegraph in “Colombia’s new chapter”.
	May 20, 2007 In “*Colombian gold in Cartagena*”, the New York Times gives a very detailed description of the Caribbean city of Cartagena and cites many foreigners and Colombians, expressing their many positive findings.
	May 17, 2007 Time publishes “El Dorado Found”, about the legend of the mysterious gold treasure of El Dorado and describes the famous gold museum in Bogota.
	May 15, 2007 American Airlines announces it will expand its flights to Colombia, adding 14 roundtrips per week to Barranquilla and Medellin.
	April 2007 El Dorado Colombia Tours realized its first city tour in Cartagena for tourists of a cruise ship visiting this historic town. A similar city tour can be booked, see our page “Individual tours”.
	March 27, 2007 The New York Post describes two of the wonderful attractions of the Colombian Caribbean coast (Tayrona National Park and Santa Marta) in “Green party: Go wild on Colombia's Caribbean coast”.
	March 8, 2007 Condé Nast Traveler writes a detailed article about past and present of the colonial city of Cartagena in “Sleeping beauty”.
	March 4, 2007 The San Francisco Chronicle writes: “Colombia's city of angels rises, revels”, a nice article about the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá and other attractions in and around Bogota.
	February 25, 2007 “Travel and Leisure” writes about Bogota, Medellin and the beautiful route between them, and emphasizes the improvements made over the last few years. The article is titled “Colombia’s new world”.
	February 16, 2007 In “Top 10 beaches of the world”, The Guardian Unlimited places Tayrona National Park second on the list of most beautiful beaches of the world.
	February 4, 2007 “*Making hay in the sunshine*” appears in The Guardian, about the Hay festival which was recently held in Cartagena.
	November 30, 2006 As of today El Dorado Colombia Tours is officially registered in the National Tourism Register (9001022887-13610-01) of the Colombian Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.
	November 4, 2006 The Boston Globe publishes an article by The Associated Press titled “6 years later, Bogota is far less tense”, about the progress that Bogotá has had during the last years.
	October 15, 2006 The Washington Post publishes “Swimming with sharks in waters around remote Colombian island”, about the wonderful diving possibilities near the Colombian island of Malpelo.
	October 14, 2006 “Timeless quality of a faded jewel” in the Financial Times describes the attractive Caribbean city of Cartagena, one of the country’s main tourist attractions.
	October 11, 2006 The Guardian reports the discovery of a colourful bird (Yariguies brush finch) in Colombia. Colombia is one of the world’s richest countries concerning species diversity and frequently new ones are discovered.
	October 10, 2006 The Los Angeles Times writes “Colombia city makes a U-turn” about the enormous progress Bogotá has made in terms of urban development and especially security.
	October 3, 2006 “*Cafe culture*”, an article about tourism in the lovely Colombian coffee region, appears in The Guardian.
	1 october 2006 As of today El Dorado Colombia Tours can be found in *Qué Hubo; The Colombian Yellow Pages*.
	September 15, 2006 The Financial Times publishes “*Antidote to nomadic wanderings*”, a story about an Englishman who fell in love with Cartagena and started a hotel in the beautiful city.
	September 8, 2006 Article in the British paper The Guardian “*'Safer' Colombia launches tourism drive*”, about the improvements made in Colombia concerning safety and the country’s efforts to increase tourism.
	September 7, 2006 Times Online publishes “*Two countries, two success stories, two examples of good news not reported*”, describing the fact that Colombia’s violent image does not coincide with reality anymore.
	September 3, 2006 The new version of our tour “*Orinoco & Amazonas”* is included in our site. Important modification consists of adding a visit to Puerto Inírida and the nearby mountains of Mavicure, deep in the Amazon rainforest.
	August 30, 2006 El Dorado Colombia Tours is officially registered in the *Chamber of Commerce in* *Bogotá*.
	August 19, 2006 The article “A drug-lord theme park?” in The Globe and Mail describes the plans to convert what used to be Pablo Escobar’s famous Hacienda Napoles into a tourist attraction.
	August 11, 2006 The Seattle Times publishes “*Colombia retools image, tourists begin to return*”, about the improved security situation and increasing number of foreign visitors to Colombia.
	4 augustus 2006 Our website can already be found on a number of internet portals, such as, B9 reisorganisaties, Colombia Lookup, Reis.start.be, Zuid Amerika Startkabel, Colombia bestelinks, www.colombia.opzijnbest.nl. and many others. For a complete list we refer to the sub-page “Links”.
	July 15, 2006 The Daily Telegraph publishes “Held hostage by hospitality”, about Colombia’s growth as a tourist destination.
	July 12, 2006 The UNESCO announces that The World Heritage Committee has decided to include the *Colombian island of Malpelo* in the World Heritage List. Colombia had 5 sites on this list already.
	May 28, 2006 The Canadian paper The Vancouver Province publishes “*Colombia a big surprise*”, about Colombia’s enormous potential for tourism.

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