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60 COLOMBIA WEBSITES FOR TRAVELERS


CAMPING


Camping sites can be found in many places in Colombia. Most tourist areas in
the country have camping, but there is a general lack of information on the
locations and facilities. Check the following sections for camping information:


Playa Blanca (Cartagena), El Rodadero, Minca, Suesca, Taganga, Tayrona.


CAVING AND RAPPELLING


Adventurers can find caving and rappelling in the San Gil area. Paramo
Santander Extremo (www.paramosantanderextremo.com) leads tours near San
Gil.


DIVING


Diving can be found on the Pacific Coast, San Andres, Cartagena and Taganga. In
Cartagena and Taganga full courses are available. Cartagena offers diving to
islands off its shore. Diving Planet (www.divingplanet.org) operates out of
Cartagena. Taganga has at least eight dive companies offering different types of
services with different price ranges. On the Pacific Coast you can dive in reefs
and in wrecks with Posada Turistica Rocas de Marzo.
(www.posadaturisticarocasdecabomarzo.com).


GOLF


Golf is a popular activity in Colombia, but hard to access for foreigners. There
are golf courses all over. Bogotá has a few public courses and over 30 private
clubs. One hour outside of Bogotá, La Cima Golf Club is open to public. This
beautiful mountain course has reasonable green fees, but is challenging to get
to. City Golf Performance Center in Bogotá has an excellent indoor practice

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