Travel off the beaten track: Spotting the blue-bearded helmetcrest

[caption id="attachment_29360" align="alignnone" width="1600"] The star of the show: The blue-bearded helmetcrest.    Photos: Chris...

Restaurant review: Leo Cocina y Cava

[caption id="attachment_28357" align="alignnone" width="960"] Leonor Espinosa, chef at Leo Cocina y Cava[/caption] The late film critic Roger Ebert...

Travel off the beaten track: Guerrillas in the Caquetá mist

[caption id="attachment_28290" align="alignnone" width="1600"] The raging water and giant cliffs of the Araracuara Canyon,   All photos: Chris...

Travel off the beaten track: Stuck in the middle, Mitú

[caption id="attachment_27036" align="alignnone" width="1400"] Local bird guide Miguel looks out over the vast jungles of Vaupés[/caption] Truly...

Off the beaten track: Altaquer, Nariño is a birder’s dream

[caption id="attachment_26588" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Breathtaking views at La Planada Natural Reserve, which was once Colombia’s most...

Travel off the beaten track: On the edge of Tuparro

Slip-sliding along some of the oldest geological formations on the continent, our intrepid correspondent gets to grips with a little-visited part of...

Travel off the beaten track: Into El Caguán

[caption id="attachment_23577" align="alignnone" width="960"] Chris Bell on his birdwatching trip in Farclandia, El Caguán[/caption] Once called...

The plight of the Samaná River

[caption id="attachment_15067" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The spectacular Cascada la Ventana, one of the many waterfalls flowing from the...

Whales of a time

[caption id="attachment_7948" align="alignnone" width="610"] A whale caught breaching the water. Photo: optours.com[/caption] Colombia's Choco...

Where to go birdwatching in Colombia

[caption id="attachment_7679" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Violet crowned Woodnymph, with a beautiful metallic color. This one is from Colombia...