Southern Colombia in Photos

Posted on 04. Dec, 2011 by in Destinations, Photos, South America

We breezed through the South of Colombia pretty quickly, which is a shame because it is, in my opinion, the prettiest part of the country. Here are the highlights:

Salento

Salento is in the heart of the Zone Cafeterra, the coffee region of Colombia. It rained most if the time we were there so we never did get to see a coffee plantation, but I still enjoyed the gorgeous scenery and the colorful town.

Popayan

One of my very favorite spots on Colombia! Popayan is mainly known for being on the way to the Ecuadorian border, but it’s also a really beautiful town, known as “the White City,” because of all the white washed buildings and churches. The old town was just gorgeous.

Las Lajas

One of Colombia’s little surprises. Just 20 minutes outside of Ipiales (the border town with Ecuador) is this massive, gothic style cathedral, set dramatically in a gorge. Very popular with tourists and pilgrims alike. It was Sunday when we visited and the church was packed for mass.

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18 Responses to “Southern Colombia in Photos”

  1. Nisa

    04. Dec, 2011

    Wonderful photos!

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  2. Alexa

    04. Dec, 2011

    Yes, fabulous pictures! Everything’s so colorful and happy! That cathedral in Las Lajas is INSANE(ly awesome).

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  3. Dave

    04. Dec, 2011

    Beautiful — I must get to Popayan and that church near the Ecuador border in 2012 :)

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  4. Dalene

    04. Dec, 2011

    LOVED the south of Colombia, especially Popayan. Mucho!

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  5. Amanda

    04. Dec, 2011

    Wow, awesome photos! That cathedral is especially pretty!

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  6. Erica

    05. Dec, 2011

    Makes me a little excited to finally get there. :P

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  7. Chris

    05. Dec, 2011

    Ditto re: the cathedral; WOW!!

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  8. ehalvey

    05. Dec, 2011

    That cathedral is AMAZING!

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    • Steph

      09. Dec, 2011

      It’s such a random thing to find on the border of colombia and ecuador!

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  9. Jaime

    05. Dec, 2011

    Thanks for posting!!! So excited to see it in person!!

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  10. Alex

    06. Dec, 2011

    Wow. Columbia is quickly moving up my list of must-see countries!

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  11. Active Planet Travels

    06. Dec, 2011

    Breathtaking photos! I love how they incorporate all of the colors into their architecture! Inspiring & cultural!

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  12. Dani | Globetrottergirls

    15. Dec, 2011

    This is one of the times when I ask myself – why didn’t we continue our journey through Latin America this last spring?! We were so close to Colombia when we finally got to Panama – why did we leave again? ;-) So looking forward to finally going to South America!

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  13. kyh

    16. Dec, 2011

    This is really really beautiful, esp the painted churches, homes, and the cathedral on the gorge. Gosh – impressive engineering feat! I wonder how did they build that.. my my…

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