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Traveling in Colombia

Travel to Colombia 🇨🇴

Colombia is a vibrant country for motorcycle travel, with roads running through the Andes, coffee plantations, tropical jungles and cities full of color and energy.

Capital: Bogotá

Official Language: Spanish

Emergency Number: 123

Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)

Card payments are accepted in tourist areas, but cash is still essential

Freeway: 100-120 km/h (depending on the road)

Road: 80-100 km/h

Localities : 50-60 km/h

Colombia is the only country in South America with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It’s famous for its coffee, cultural diversity, cities like Bogotá, Medellín and Cartagena, and for its exuberant nature, which stretches from the Amazon to the Andes.

Climate

Very varied: tropical in the lowlands, temperate in the mountains and humid in the Amazon. Altitude influences more than the seasons.

Languages

Spanish is predominant. There are also around 65 indigenous languages recognized in different regions.

Driving

Drive on the right. The highways are generally good, with tolls paid at manual booths. Mountain roads can be challenging.

Camping

Wild camping is not common and is not recommended for safety reasons. There are campsites in tourist areas and natural areas.

Biker Zones

Popular routes include the Coffee Hub region, Andean roads and the Caribbean coast.

Special Zones

Bogotá has a vehicle restriction system called Pico y Placa, which limits the circulation of cars according to the license plate number and the day of the week.

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This site does not provide information on obtaining visas, vaccines, or other issues that depend on both the country of origin and the destination.
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