Gabriel García Márquez spent his first night in Cartagena de Indias at the age of 21. His footprint extends throughout the Colombian Caribbean, from his native Aracataca to Barranquilla, Santa Marta or Tayrona Park.
Colombia is the land of savory and the piecework seafood. And of the infinite party. And magical realism. It's also the best country in the world for bird watching and for salsa and cumbia.