Vamos Colombia Investigates Santander Department

Your loyal Vamos Colombia operators are in the process of exploring yet another important site in Colombia's ever increasing repitroire of travel. Of course, we would not take our guests to a place that we ourselves are not comfortable visting. Therefore, we carefully investigate each location before adding to the list of tours. That way, our guests know that when they travel on a Vamos Colombia tour, they will experience the extremely high level of comfort, attention to detail, and safety that they have come to expect, and they will have an unforgettable experience.

The next location is the department of SANTANDER, famous for its outdoor adventure sports and history and traditional colonial towns.

Colombian BMX Cycler Jimenez places 4th at Olympics

Colombian Andres Jiménez (back left in photo) placed 4th at 2008 Beijing Olympics in BMX cycling. This is the first time this sport has been offered at the Olympics. Jiminez is 22 and from Bogota.
The Golden Medal went to Latvian Maris Strombergs, with Americans Mike Day and Donny Robinson in second and third place.

Colombian Olympic Diver One of World's Best

Colombia's Juan Guillermo Uran, competing in the men's 10m platform dive, placed 11th in the world at the 2008 Olympics. He also competed in the men's syncronized diving (see article below). Congratulations to Uran for such a strong finish - between the two American divers who placed 10th and 12th.

Colombian Athletes Compete and Earn Medals

Colombian atheletes are competing well at the Beijing Olympics.

Weighlifter Diego Fernando Salazar (above) received the Silver medal in Men's Weightlifting (62 Kg),

Also, Jackeline Renteria (below) received the Bronze in Women's Wrestling Freestyle (55 Kg).

Congratulations to these impressive world-class atheletes!

Colombia can be just as proud of its 63 athletes in total who are competing in the games, including synchronized divers Victor Ortega and Juan Guillermo Uran (above) who finished 6th.

Colombia has many sporting activities that even the casual visitor can take part in - bicycling through the closed city streets of Bogota on Sundays, hiking in the national parks, or the many aquatic sports on the Caribbean Coast and islands. Come join us and find out for yourself!

Vamos Colombia Welcomes Tour Sep 2008

Vamos Colombia is pleased to announce that the September, 2008, tour will soon begin. Friends and family can join the experience as the tour gets underway. Check in frequently for our updates!

Also, check out our main website at

www.vamoscolombiatour.com