🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇪🇸 Spain
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on nature and value for money. Spain leads on food, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $150 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇪🇸 Spain
- Dec to Feb, Jul to AugBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $75A normal day$150
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York7h 45m to Madrid
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Colombia guide →Full Spain guide →
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.