Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler just got back from Bogotá, Colombia, and he wants to show you his slides from the trip! (Come on Tony, you own 25% of one of the world’s largest travel guidebook publications in the world and you can’t secure a video camera for your trips?) Check out the view of the city at 2:13 (Bogatá is nestled in the mountains and has an alitude of over 8,300 feet — take that Denver!).

Anyways, as the world is quickly finding out (and what I hope to find out come late November) is that Colombia is a great place to visit. With the ebbing of the violent drug culture of the 80′s, the world is quickly rediscovering Colombia’s vibrant culture, with its world-class food (Colombian ex-pats say this is what they usually miss the most about their home), friendly people, and influential music spread across the third-largest country in Latin America (as well as the second-largest Spanish-speaking population in the world). When I get back I promise — promise! — not to do a slideshow on the site.

Posted on October 08, 2008 by Matt Stabile