Cali makes Nat Geo Traveler en Español

So happy to see this piece finally out on the newsstands – Colombia in general, and Cali in particular, deserve all the publicity they can get as a fantastic travel destination. Colombia’s unspoiled forests, mountains and and beaches, vibrant cultural diversity and warm and welcoming people combined to make it the featured country for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Travel to Colombia has doubled in the past five years, and the number of U.S. travelers has increased noticeably, as well according to Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Export and Tourism. Colombia has the world’s highest number of bird species; the second highest number of varieties of amphibians and plants; and is third in the diversity of its reptiles. Because of its environmental diversity and history, Colombia is home to some of the world’s most distinctive cultures and traditions, reported Maria Claudia Lacouture, president of ProExport, Colombia’s tourism agency.

Here’s my story featured in the June edition of National Geographic Traveler en Español, which is distributed all over Latin America and the U.S. I can vouch for the truth in its title – “Colombia Moves You.”

Here’s the link to the whole story, if you’d like to read it. Cali te Mueve