Study Abroad Programs in Colombia

Colombia is located in the northwestern corner (one might say the crown) of South America. It is appropriately jewel-studded, with the Pacific and Caribbean coastlines combining to provide almost 2,000 miles of lagoons and cliffs and the high Andes Mountains building a backbone for the country before giving way to the richness of the Amazon. 

The capital city is a sprawling, heaving, thriving city with its very own Colombian take on the definition of cosmopolitan. Bogota is the best place to explore Colombia’s art scene, with meaningful street murals, museums like Museo Botero, and contemporary galleries all existing side by side. While studying in Bogota, you can enjoy a high quality of life, thanks to some of the smaller details that make the city so special, like the Ciclovia, an event where the roads close every Sunday, replacing car packed streets with hundreds of local cyclists in a community building event. 

Medellin was once a battleground where drug lords wreaked havoc and took countless lives. Today, it is emerging as one of the most innovative, modern, and beautiful cities in Latin America. Set in deep valleys, with colorful houses tumbling down hillsides, locals and tourists alike enjoy rides on the Metro Cable running up and over the green hills surrounding the city. Having shed its reputation for violence, Medellin is now establishing itself as a premier destination for study abroad in Colombia. 

Cartagena is Colombia’s beauty queen (the one that definitely wins the crown). Set on the sweltering Caribbean coast, flanked by miles of white beaches, surrounded by impressive stone walls, Cartagena’s colorful colonial Old Town is dripping bougainvillea and its own distinct Afro-Caribbean charm. Cartagena is bold, beautiful, and utterly addictive.