Colombia

Colombia is the land of Gabriel García Márquez, Shakira and Botero: a nation that expresses its identity through magical realism, music and art. Medellín, named Innovative City of the Year, turned its hillside neighborhoods into open-air galleries where graffiti became a language of transformation.

Coffee is far more than a drink: it is daily ritual and World Heritage. In the Coffee Region, farming families keep the tradition of hand-picking every bean and welcoming visitors with a freshly brewed 'tinto' — as coffee is lovingly called.

The 16th-century walled city is the best-preserved colonial ensemble in the Americas: 11 kilometers of walls embracing colorful streets, balconies overflowing with bougainvillea and plazas where García Márquez's magical realism still drifts in the sea breeze.

Colombian golf holds a secret: altitude. In Bogotá, at 2,600 meters, the ball flies up to 15% farther, and championship courses like Los Lagartos and El Rancho offer the unique experience of playing under perpetually blue Andean skies.