The Colombian city of Barranquilla is located on the western banks of the Magdalena River a few kilometers away from the Caribbean coast. Because of its location near the sea and in a flat area, Barranquilla has a hot and humid tropical climate characterized by stable and high temperatures and a high humidity that remains constant […]
The city of Medellín is located in the Aburrá Valley (Valle de Aburrá) in the mountains of the Central Cordillera (Cordillera Central) of the Colombian Andes. The city is located on a plateau at 1,500 meters above sea level but some neighborhoods are also located at 1,800 meters above sea level. The climate that characterizes […]
Located just a few degrees south of the equator, the city of Guayaquil is located just 10 km from the sea on the western banks of the river Guayas. Its position near the equator means that the climate of the city is tropical hot and humid, with constant temperatures throughout the year and with a […]
Margarita Island is the largest island in the Caribbean belonging to Venezuela, the island is located a few kilometers north of the coast of the Peninsula de Araya, in the less humid side of the Caribbean. The climate of Margarita Island is a semi-arid dry tropical type characterized by rather high temperatures and low rainfall. […]
The city of Caracas – Venezuela‘s capital – is located in a valley at about 900 meters high above sea level in the mountains of the Cordillera de la Costa. Because of its location at high altitude the climate of Caracas is tropical of altitude with mild and stable temperatures in every season of the […]
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The climate of Lima: when to go to Lima
The city of Lima is located in a flat area of the coastal desert of Peru about 10 km from the Pacific ocean coast. Due to its position, between the sea and the Andes and in the desert area, the climate of Lima is a particular climate which is a mixture of desert climate and […]
The city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra – the economic and financial engine of Bolivia – is located in the eastern part of the country along the river Piraí in a large flat area a little more than 400 meters high above sea level. Santa Cruz de la Sierra has a warm and humid tropical […]
La Paz is known to be the highest capital in the world. The city is in fact in the Bolivian Andean plateau at over 3,600 meters high, the highest areas of the city exceed 4,000 meters in height. Its high altitude position means that La Paz has a type of high mountain climate with rainy […]
The city of Asunción is located in a flat area along the banks of the Paraguay River just 43 meters above sea level. Because of its location away from the sea and in a flat area the climate of the city belongs to that of the transition climate between the climate of the tropical savanna and […]
Mexico City is located on a plateau about 2,250 meters high in the so-called Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Eje Volcánico Transversal). This means that Mexico City is part of the Tierras Frias climate zone, that is, those regions of Mexico located at altitudes between 1,600 and 2,800 meters. The climate of Mexico City is therefore a […]
The climate of Bogotá is greatly influenced by the altitude at which the city is located. Bogotá is in fact located at about 2,640 meters above sea level on an Andean plateau – the Altiplano Cundiboyacense – and its climate is of the sub-tropical type of altitude. Bogotá’s climate is characterized by almost constant mild […]
Panama City (Cuidad de Panamá) is located along the Pacific Ocean coast in an area originally covered by tropical forest. The climate of Panama City is therefore the humid sub-equatorial tropical climate. This type of climate means that there are almost stable temperatures throughout the year with minimal variations in the order of one or […]
The Galapagos Islands have a mild but dry climate, this is due to the influence of Peru cold ocean current that flows around the islands moderating temperatures and making the climate of the islands pleasant all year round. The climate in the larger islands of the Galapagos archipelago change with increasing altitude. The temperature gradually decreases […]
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The climate of Quito: when to go to Quito
The city of Quito is located in the northern Andean highlands of Ecuador at an altitude of over 2,800 meters. The plateau where is the city is located on the flanks of the Pichincha volcano (4,784 meters) and the position of the city is very close to the Equator. Because of its position in relation to […]
COLOMBIA: TRAVEL DOCUMENTS Documents: For entry into Colombia is necessary to have a passport valid for at least three months at the time of entry into the country. Even children and minors must have their own passports. Visa: not necessary for tourism up to 90 days of stay in the country. For the documents needed to travel […]