I visited Colombia in March 2019. I was in northern Colombia, spending a few days in Cartagena, a few days visiting indigenous tribes along the Caribbean Sea, and a few days in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains.
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Cartagena - the old city wall and the new modern skyline
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Cartagena street art
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A palenquera in her colorful dress poses for tips in Cartagena
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On the Cartagena city wall at sunset
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People from the Wayuu indigenous tribe perform the "wind dance"
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Brothers from the Wayuu indigenous tribe
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The tropical Colombian forest along the Don Diego River
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The extremely endangered cotton-top tamarin monkey
For more pictures of Colombia, see the photo collection, "Colombia in 60 Pictures"