DESTINATION OF THE MONTH: COLOMBIA

• Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, after Brazil.

• Colombia is the only country in South America that has coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

• The traditional national sport of Colombia is called Tejo, a team sport that involves launching objects at a target. 

• Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, at 13,000m, is the world’s highest coastal mountain range. 

• Colombia is the world’s leading source of emeralds. 

• It is also the third largest exporter of coffee in the world after Brazil and Vietnam.