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Providencia

A quiet green island of Creole villages and a long barrier reef, north of San Andrés.

US travel advisory: Level 3, Reconsider Travel · checked 2026-11-03
Photo: Juandareina · CC BY 4.0
Best Time to Go
Jan–Apr
Our full guide to Providencia is being written. It's on the Colombia list as If You're Nearby.

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Beaches · Islands

San Andrés

About 60 miles away

Seven-colored Caribbean water and English-Creole culture, on an island closer to Nicaragua than to Colombia.

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Cities · UNESCO

Cartagena

About 446 miles away

A walled Spanish city of bougainvillea balconies on the Caribbean, with Rosario Islands offshore.

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Heritage · Hiking

Ciudad Perdida

About 528 miles away

The Lost City: a four-day jungle trek to the terraces of the Tairona people.

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Colombia

Caribbean walls, coffee hills and a reborn city.

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