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IMHO, Bogota is a waste of time. Not much to see or do. Lots of brown apartment/condo buildings. All I remember was a couple big strip clubs/brothels downtown and lots of cold rain.

Medellin is awesome. It sits in a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. Go up to the little village (can't remember the name, but everyone knows it - like a small town in Colombia inside Medellin - touristy but cool to see), and you can look down on the city and see airplanes flying into the middle of town - looks crazy from up there.

Edit: had to find out the name - it's El Pueblito - http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...epartment.html

In Medellin, take the cable car to the very top of the mountain. You'll pass above some of worst, most dangerous slums in the world. The view from the top is amazing. You can ride the metro to the cable car starting point - very easy to get around.

Cartagena is also a blast. Great beaches. If you are there in the summer, check out Hollywood Beach - all the hot bar hooks go there in the daytime. Check out the walled city - the old Spanish fortified town. Great restaurants and bars. Also check out the huge old Spanish fort in the middle of town.

Cali is a blast if you like to party. I mean, really party. Having beers in a small hidden club one night, and the waiter brought over a small silver tray of coke. For free. I guess they wanted to keep us there drinking all night

I really would pass on Bogota, unless you need to be there for business or something.