2 Best Sights in Colombia

Santa Fe de Antioquia

Eighty kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Medellín is the province's former capital, Santa Fe de Antioquia. Founded in 1541, the town is now a colonial showpiece, with cobbled streets and whitewashed houses. It's well known for its orfebrería (gold work). Visit the workshops on Carrera 10 between the cathedral and the river.

Shingle Hill

Just outside the charmingly ramshackle village of La Loma, this lookout offers amazing views of San Andrés and the Caribbean from its vantage point at over 300 feet. Here, visitors will also find a wooden Baptist church, the oldest on the island, originally built in 1846, and the aptly named Big Pond.