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33 departments, 11 regions. Tap one to hear how it talks, what it eats and what to wear.
Barranquilla · Cartagena · Santa Marta
Medellín · Manizales · Pereira
Cali · Palmira
Bogotá
Tunja · Zipaquirá · Villa de Leyva
Bucaramanga · Pasto · Ibagué
Quibdó · Buenaventura · Tumaco
Villavicencio · Yopal · Arauca
San Andrés · Providencia
Leticia
Explore our regions
Explore Colombia
Every region has its own way of talking and its own name for its people: a gentilicio. A rolo from Bogotá, a paisa from Antioquia, a costeño from the coast. Six big regions here; Cali / Valle, Bogotá, Cundiboyacá and San Andrés (all 10 regions) are on the interactive map above.
Andes
People: Pastuso · Santandereano · Tolimense · Opita
Bucaramanga · Pasto · Ibagué · Neiva
Lugares & herencia
Places & heritage
Cities, landscapes and living traditions, told like a friend showing you around.
Cartagena photo
Cartagena
kar-tah-HAY-nah
Walled Caribbean port. Famous for its colonial fortifications, the Torre del Reloj, Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, and the streets of Getsemaní.
UNESCO World Heritage · 1984
Caño Cristales photo
Caño Cristales
KAH-nyo krees-TAH-les
A river in the Sierra de la Macarena that turns red, yellow, green, blue and black when Macarenia clavigera blooms in clear water.
Also called: River of Five Colors · Liquid Rainbow
Valle de Cocora photo
Valle de Cocora
VAH-yeh deh koh-KOH-rah
High Andean valley of the national tree, the palma de cera, above Salento.
Coffee Cultural Landscape · UNESCO World Heritage 2011
Guatapé photo
Guatapé
gwah-tah-PEH
Lakeside paisa town at the foot of El Peñol. Painted zócalos, a granite monolith, and a reservoir of islands.
Also called: Pueblo de Zócalos
San Andrés photo
San Andrés
sahn ahn-DREHS
Caribbean island about 750 km from the mainland. Seven-colored sea, raizal culture, and the road to Providencia.
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve · 2000
Barranquilla
bah-rahn-KEE-yah
Colombia's carnival capital and main port on the Caribbean.
UNESCO Intangible Heritage · 2008
UNESCO in Colombia
Colombia has 9 World Heritage sites (6 cultural, 2 natural, 1 mixed) and 15 intangible heritage items: 14 elements on UNESCO’s Representative and Urgent Safeguarding lists, plus 1 Good Safeguarding Practice. Source: whc.unesco.org and ich.unesco.org.
World Heritage sites · 9
- Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (1984)
- Los Katíos National Park (1994)
- Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox (1995)
- National Archeological Park of Tierradentro (1995)
- San Agustín Archaeological Park (1995)
- Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary (2006)
- Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia (2011)
- Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System (2014)
- Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” (2018)
Intangible heritage items · 15
- Carnival of Barranquilla (2008)
- Cultural space of Palenque de San Basilio (2008)
- Carnaval de Negros y Blancos (2009)
- Holy Week processions in Popayán (2009)
- Wayuu normative system, applied by the Pütchipü’üi (palabrero) (2010)
- Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí (2011)
- Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, Quibdó (2012)
- Marimba music, traditional chants and dances of the Colombia South Pacific region and Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador (2015)
- Traditional Vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena region (2015)
- Colombian-Venezuelan llano work songs (2017)
- Traditional knowledge and techniques associated with Pasto Varnish mopa-mopa of Putumayo and Nariño (2020)
- Ancestral system of knowledge of the four indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (2022)
- Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices (2023)
- Living pictures of Galeras, Sucre (2024)
- Safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace building (Good Safeguarding Practice, 2019)
Know it. Love it. Wear it.
Conoce Colombia
Travel Colombia in under a minute
Five places, one country, and a +57 waiting at the end. Press play, then explore the map to learn more.
Dilo como un local
Say it like a local
Search every word and phrase. Tap one to hear how it sounds, what it means and where you can wear it.
Interactive map
Tap a department or region on the map. 33 departments, 11 regions. Every word on the page filters to where it is from.
Search & word grid
Search 600+ words and phrases. Filter by category (7) and region. Surprise me.
Word popups
Tap any word: pronunciation, meaning, story, its designs and where you can wear it.
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Colombia at a glance
The plain lists: every department, the main cities and what to call the people. Handy for school, for travel and for the curious.
New collection
Saludos desde Colombia
Postcards from the places we love: soft tees, hats and totes made to be worn, shared and kept. Pick your region, pick your word.
Collection photo
Collection photo · matching tee, hat and tote
Polaroid
Same word, together
Saludos desde Colombia
Wear it together
Pick one word. Match with your person, your crew or your whole familia. Same word, same design, on shirts, hats, socks and anything else that can match.
¿Qué tanto sabes?
Do you know Colombia?
Five quick questions about words, regions, people and places. Pick an answer, get a friendly hint if you miss, and finish with a big “¡Qué bacano!”
Un país, mil historias.
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Llanos photo
San Andrés photo
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