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Colombia
Triplandio Colombia guide covers 18 travel guides with 3 cities across 53 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 72 self-guided walking tours in Colombia with 385 POI, spanning 248.9 km in total. Get inspired by 18 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Colombia
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Colombia
Cost
HIGH
Safety
0
Health
38
Lifestyle
51
Infra
37
Rank
#81
Score
28
Tourists
1.4M/y
GDP/cap
$8.6k
Life Exp
77.9 yrs
Population
53.4M
Currency
COP $
Language
Spanish
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
123
Traditional Local Food Colombia
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Side dish
Vegan
Bollo Clean
Bollo Limpio
boh-yo leem-pyo
Steamed corn dough commonly served as a side dish or snack.
Open Bollo Clean recipe
Snack
Vegetarian
Arepa de Huevo
ah-ray-pah deh weh-voh
· Fried corn cake with egg
Fried corn dough filled with an egg.
Open Arepa de Huevo recipe🌿
Dessert
Vegetarian
Arequipe
ah-reh-KEE-peh
· Caramel dessert
A sweet caramel made from milk and sugar, a local delicacy.
Open Arequipe recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Posta Cartagenera
Poh-stah Kar-tah-heh-neh-rah
Beef roast soaked in a spicy, sweet tamarind and panela sauce.
Open Posta Cartagenera recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Mojarra Frita
mo-HAH-rrah FREE-tah
Fried whole fish seasoned with spices
Open Mojarra Frita recipe
Soup
Meat
Sancocho de Gallina
San-ko-choh day Gah-yee-nah
A hearty chicken soup with plantains, yucca, and corn.
Open Sancocho de Gallina recipe🌿
Dessert
Vegetarian
Enyucado
en-yoo-kah-doh
Traditional yuca cake infused with coconut, often enjoyed as a dessert.
Open Enyucado recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Posta Negra Cartagenera
POH-stah NEH-grah kah-tah-hen-EHR-ah
Colombian black beef dish cooked with Worcestershire sauce.
Open Posta Negra Cartagenera recipe
Dessert
Vegetarian
Banana Cake
Torta de Plátano
TORT-ah deh PLAH-tah-noh
A rich, sweet cake made with ripe plantains.
Open Banana Cake recipe
Snack
Vegetarian
Buñuelos
Boon-YEH-los
Deep-fried cheese balls popular during holidays.
Open Buñuelos recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Fried Fish with Coconut Rice
Pescado Frito con Arroz de Coco
pes-KA-do FREE-toh kon ah-ROHS dee KOH-koh
Fried fish served with coconut-flavored rice, often accompanied by green bananas.
Open Fried Fish with Coconut Rice recipe🥩
Soup
Meat
Mute Boyacense
MOO-teh bo-ya-SEN-se
· Hearty beef and corn soup
A substantial soup made with beef, corn, and a variety of vegetables.
Open Mute Boyacense recipe
Snack
Meat
Butifarra Soledeña
boo-tee-fah-rah soh-leh-deh-nyah
· Short spiced sausage
A flavorful, compact sausage traditionally served with lime.
Open Butifarra Soledeña recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Arroz de Lisa
ah-ros deh lee-sah
· Rice with mullet fish
A rice dish paired traditionally with liseta fish.
Open Arroz de Lisa recipe🌿
Soup
Vegetarian
Changua
CHAHN-gwah
· Egg and milk soup
A breakfast soup made with milk, eggs, and herbs.
Open Changua recipe