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A SAFE TOURIST
Destination
The Government of Colombia has worked hard to improve security conditions across the country, making it a safe destination for Colombian and foreign tourists.
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The new Colombia can be seen and experienced on our beaches and in our jungles, in our modern cities and our small towns, and along our highways which run through spectacular landscapes. President Juan Manuel Santos 27 February 2013
2012
Vacation, recreation and leisure 338,684 55,546 52,532 22,805 3,701 1,543 39,323
2013
345,743 77,616 56,774 16,683 3,495 1,493 32,529
JANUARY-APRIL
Business and professional reasons Work Transit Education and training Health and medical services Other
2012-2013
60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Medellin 10% Cali 6.8% Cartagena 12,8% Bogota 52 %
Total 2012
514,043 534,333
Total 2013
Tourist Arrivals
BY CITY
JANUARY-APRIL
Santa Marta 1.4% Barranquilla 3.1% San Andres 3.2% Cucuta 1.7% Bucaramanga 1.3% Pereira 1.1% Other 6.7%
2012-2013
Colombias achievements in security are reflected in the constantly increasing number of foreign tourists who visit each year. While in the rest of the world, tourism grew at an average rate of 3.8%, in Colombia it increased at the rate of 8.9% between 2005 and 20121.
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1,692,821 1,582,110
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933,244
576,920
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Jan-Apr 2013
I encourage anybody that is considering coming to Colombia to please do so. You will be very surprised! BILL CALFEE, President of the Nationwide Tour What has happened in Colombia has been magnificent. A real case of success, of technological implementation, training, strategy and intelligence. STEPHEN C. DONEHOO, Managing Partner, McLarty Associates
Colombia is the new champion of the region, thanks to its economic and social transformation. KLAUS SCHWAB, Founder and Director, World Economic Forum
Ecuador 7% Argentina 7%
INTERNATIONAL media
has been highlighting COLOMBIA as a safe, world-class destination
The New York Times positioned Colombia in second place, after Istanbul, on the list of most interesting places to visit in 2011. In 2013, The Wall Street Journal stated that Bogota has become an international entertainment centre, drawing jet-setters with a taste for gourmet eateries, chic boutiques and contemporary galleries. CNN highlighted Colombia as one of the best destinations to visit in 2013. In its article entitled 10 things you should know before visiting Colombia, CNN emphasised Colombias progress in security, assuring that premonitions and stereotypes should be swept aside before visiting this South American country of spectacular scenery. In April 2013, the BBC listed the Clock Tower in Cartagena, as one of the worlds most beautiful clock towers, alongside towers in London, San Francisco, Prague and Kuala Lumpur: In Colombia, the four-sided Torre del Reloj gate grants access to the most charming part of Cartagena a walled section of 18th-century mansions, leafy squares and street cafes.
Destinations
UNESCO declared Cartagena a World Heritage Site in November 1984 and the Coffee Region a World Heritage Landscape in 2011. UNESCO also included the Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary on the World Heritage List. An enormous variety of interesting possibilities, including history and culture, sports, adventure, ecotourism, sun and beaches, can be enjoyed in Bogota, San Andres, Cartagena, the Coffee Region, Santander, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla and Santa Marta. I love Colombia for its natural beauty. Id love live in the coffee region! Rene Purdy, Canadian Tourist
Bogota is a capital city with style that caters for different tastes and offers something special for everyone.
Natalia Cantillo, Mexican Tourist
In Santa Marta I found that the magic realism of Garca Mrquez is no metaphor; it is the poetic and remarkable way in which its people see and live their lives. Laura Damme, German Tourist