Colombia

A week in Colombia

Seven days across Colombia: Bogotá, Tunja, Cali, Medellín and Cartagena. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Bogotá

One day in Bogotá, Colombia

  1. Botero MuseumMuseum · On the map
  2. Museo Casa de MonedaMuseum · Next to Botero Museum · On the map
  3. Primary Cathedral of BogotáCathedral · 0.2 km on from Museo Casa de Moneda · On the map
  4. Plaza de BolívarSquare · 0.1 km on from Primary Cathedral of Bogotá · On the map
  5. Gold MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Plaza de Bolívar · On the map
  6. Bogotá Museum of Modern ArtMuseum · 1 km on from Gold Museum · On the map

6 stops, about 1.9 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2: Bogotá

One day in Bogotá, Colombia

  1. Colombian National MuseumMuseum · On the map
  2. Santamaría BullringSquare · 0.3 km on from Colombian National Museum · On the map
  3. Planetarium of BogotáMuseum · 0.1 km on from Santamaría Bullring · On the map
  4. Park of the IndependencePark · 0.1 km on from Planetarium of Bogotá · On the map

4 stops, about 0.5 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3: Tunja

One day in Tunja, Colombia

  1. Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle, TunjaCathedral · On the map
  2. Cojines del ZaqueMonument · 0.6 km on from Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle, Tunja · On the map
  3. Palacio de la TorreMonument · Next to Cojines del Zaque · On the map

3 stops, about 0.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4: Cali

One day in Cali, Colombia

  1. Cali ZooZoo or aquarium · On the map
  2. Christ the King statueMonument · 1 km on from Cali Zoo · On the map
  3. La Tertulia MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km on from Christ the King statue · On the map

3 stops, about 2.4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5: Medellín

One day in Medellín, Colombia

  1. Nutibara Sculpture ParkMuseum · On the map
  2. Barefoot ParkPark · 1 km on from Nutibara Sculpture Park · On the map
  3. EPM Water MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Barefoot Park · On the map
  4. Museum of AntioquiaMuseum · 1.2 km on from EPM Water Museum · On the map
  5. Metropolitan Cathedral of MedellínCathedral · 0.6 km on from Museum of Antioquia · On the map
  6. San Pedro Cemetery MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km on from Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín · On the map

6 stops, about 4.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6: Medellín

One day in Medellín, Colombia

  1. Botanical Garden of MedellínMuseum · On the map
  2. Parque ExploraMuseum · 0.2 km on from Botanical Garden of Medellín · On the map
  3. Planetarium of MedellínMuseum · 0.2 km on from Parque Explora · On the map
  4. Parque de Los DeseosPark · Next to Planetarium of Medellín · On the map

4 stops, about 0.4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7: Cartagena

One day in Cartagena, Colombia

  1. Cartagena Cathedral, ColombiaCathedral · On the map
  2. Castillo de San Felipe de BarajasCastle · 1.4 km on from Cartagena Cathedral, Colombia · On the map
  3. Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, CartagenaLandmark · 0.8 km on from Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas · On the map

3 stops, about 2.2 km between them in straight lines.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.