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COLOMBIA
Conventions, Congress and Incentives
P
anamericana de Viajes Ltda. is pleased to present to you it’s new congress,
conventions and incentive trip manual which has been design to exalted the
most complete operational and logistic infrastructure in five of the most
important Colombian cities: Bogotá, Medellín, Cartagena, San Andrés and Santa
Marta.
The experience of our Congress, Conventions and Incentive Department has permitted
us to have high knowledge in the management of corporate events and has given
us the capacity to specialize in different services that will make of your event a
memorable time for each and every of your participants.
Some of our services are:
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Advisory services in the event development
Coordination of inspections trips
Pre and post logistic support
Variety of destinations according to your needs and budget
Aerial and terrestrial support
Hotels, restaurants and rooms reservations for the group
Organization of special activities such as: welcome dinner, thematic parties, and
awards ceremonies.
• Permanent assistance during the event
• Assistance at the airport
Our 25 year of experience is the guarantee for the success and quality of your event,
working with you to make it a unique experience is our pleasure.
Cordially,
Hugo Vélez Lynton
President
Hugo Vélez
Lynton
President
Index
Colombia .............................................................. 4
Bogotá, D.C. .......................................................... 6
Cartagena .......................................................... 16
Medellín ............................................................ 26
Santa Marta ....................................................... 32
San Andres and Providence .................................. 38
Photos cortesy of Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo and/or
Viceministerio de Turismo. Photographs by: Santiago Montes, Peter
Goodhew, German Montes, Mabel Castro and Luís Fernando Jaramillo.
Colombia
GENERALITIES:
Weather: Due to its geographical
location, Colombia has the privilege
of enjoying a constant solar radiation
throughout the year, days and nights
have similar extensions and weather
variations are determined by altitude,
wind effects, rain and humidity.
Surface: 2.070.408 square kilometers
(1.141.748 of continental area and
928.660 of maritime areas).
Population: 44 million.
Official language: Spanish.
Religion: Catholic and cult freedom.
Currency: Colombian Peso.
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Panamericana de Viajes
WHY COLOMBIA?
• Because Colombia is a country filled of contrasts, comprised by 5 regions
that have different cultures and traditions.
• Because every corner of the Colombian territory offers a beautiful landscape:
Caribbean beaches on the north, incredible sunsets on the eastern plains,
the maritim richness of the pacific ocean and the green Amazon forests in
the south of the country.
• Because there are regions that still follow historical traditions in music,
food, history, arts which are still passed on from generation to generation.
BECAUSE COLOMBIA CAN SATISFY EVERY TASTE:
• Agro-tourism: Climatic variety has provided Colombia with a great diversity
in products. A great part of the economy is based on agro-tourism. The
coffee area offers the most beautiful landscapes, hospitable people with a
culture and lifestyle worth exploring.
• Sports and adventure: Thanks to its geographical position and topography,
Colombia has a perfect environment for the practice of adventure tourism
and extreme sports.
• History and Culture: Tourists can experience an adventure by approaching
the pre-Colombian past, learning all about the colonial period, the history
of the missions and the influence of the Spanish Monarchy over the country.
Colombia is a cultural destination. With events such as: Bogotá Book Capital
of the World 2007, music festivals seasons and the Theater Festival.
• Sun and Beach: Colombia is the only country in South America with coasts
on two oceans, with exuberant landscapes and beautiful beaches.
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Bogotá
T
he capital city of the Republic of Colombia is
modern and cosmopolitan, and because of its
strategic location and impressive development
throughout the last decade, it has placed itself among
the top development, commercial and business centers
of the continent.
Bogotá is the cultural capital of the northern area of
South America and, as witness of its glorious past, it
possesses a historical center that shelters numerous
colonial and republican buildings, among which you
can find: the Gold Museum, one of a kind in the world,
with over 36.000 pieces of pre-Columbian gold work,
and the National Museum, holder of an important art
collection. Bogotá also has an extraordinary public
library network, and numerous theaters and art
galleries with very interesting proposals.
As complement to its varied cultural activity, the city
offers comfortable public areas with modern avenues,
parks, entertainment zones and institutions dedicated
to knowledge. The city has over 20 large malls where
people can find high quality products at reasonable
prices, and the night life is vibrant too: in numerous
restaurants, bars, nightclubs and casinos visitors and
locals can enjoy a wide gastronomic and entertainment
variety.
Throughout its main avenues runs its modern articulated
bus system, Transmilenio, which communicates every
sector in the city. It also has an extended bicycleroute path network, this particular element and its
novelty has granted admiration to Bogotá by European
and American cities.
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For the organization of congresses and events, besides the 193
rooms that can be found in the city’s high level hotels, Bogotá has a
modern Convention Center located in the heart of the International
Center – Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada – with a capacity for 2.500
people, and a huge Fair Center – Corferias – comprised of 27
pavilions, 10 free areas and a total surface for 142.000 sq. mt.
available for international fairs and expositions. In addition, the
Convention Center located in the town of Paipa, at a distance of
3 hours by road, offers an incredible natural surrounding and a
capacity of 1,000 people.
CONNECTIVITY IN BOGOTÁ
The El Dorado International airport is located 11 km. away from
the city center, 26 airlines provide their services, 20 of them
international. In a week there are more than 260 international
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flights and it has daily connections to
all the department capital cities of the
country.
Bogotá is communicated with the rest of
the country through an excellent main
and secondary road network.
The city has broad band Internet service
and satellite communications.
Some important Awards and recognitions
for Bogotá
Book Capital of the world 2007
Latin American Cultural Capital 2007
Venue for the World Services Congress
2007
Golden Lion Award in the Venice Biennial
Exhibition 2006
BOGOTA, ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES
Bogotá has a high qualification for holding
events; the city offers all the necessary
facilities for fairs of any size, congresses,
shows,
seminars,
entrepreneurial
encounters and incentives.
These
facilities have the latest technological
advances, specialized personnel and
when required, simultaneous translations.
Furthermore, the broad tourist, cultural
and hotel offer in the city is the greatest
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perk for those who hold their events in
the Colombian capital.
GASTRONOMY
Bogotá is considered as a gourmet city; it
offers multiple national and international
food alternatives, with over one hundred
tourist quality restaurants and some of
the main international fast-food chains
such as: Hard Rock Café, Mc. Donald’s,
T.G.I.F Fridays, Pizza Hut and KFC. Some
of the most important restaurants are:
• Andrés Carne de Res.
• Claustro de San Agustín (located on
the Hill of Monserrate).
• El Salto del Angel.
• Pajares Salinas.
• El Pórtico.
ACTIVITIES:
In Bogotá you can tailor a wide array of
special events that fit your every need.
NIGHTLIFE
• Private clubs and event rooms where
we can offer traditional parties, nightclubs alike the best in the world,
theme parties, elegant dinner parties,
product launches, anything you might
fancy will be available to you.
• Hotels also offer event rooms where you can experience a
Barranquilla Carnival show, theme parties: Hawaiian, white party,
pirate parties. Some of the most attractive places in the Bogotá
nightlife are:
• Andrés Carne de Res.
• Cha-Cha Club Disco (Included as one of the Top Latin 5).
• Punto G.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
The city opens its cultural doors through different scenarios, in
addition to the historical center, its museums and its churches; the
city holds important international events such as the Iberoamerican
Theatre Festival, Park Rock and many more. We offer the following
city excursions:
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EXCURSIONS
Salt Cathedral in Zipaquirá and the
new Guatavita
Shopping in Bogotá
Bogotá is considered as one of the most
important destinations for shopping
thanks to the excellent prices. A 6hour tour is available, in which you can
choose to visit two of the main malls and
the industrial area of the city, where you
can find leather factories with products
for men, women and children.
City Tour
It’s the perfect opportunity for a quick
tour around the city, with a visit to
the Gold Museum and its 30.000 gold
piece collection, the Bolivar Square, the
National Capitol and Bolivar’s Estate.
There’s also an optional visit to the hill
of Monserrate, with its display of the
Fallen Lord and its magnificent view of
the city.
Visit to the Divine Child sanctuary
The sanctuary is located in the 20 de Julio
neighborhood; a place that worships
the image of the Divine Child and that
usually receives visits from thousands
of believers. There is a wide schedule of
masses, from 5 am through 7 pm.
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A tour through the northern part of the
city, one of the most residential sectors
of Bogotá; taking the Panamericana
Highway, passing typical towns and
arriving to Zipaquirá, where the Salt
Cathedral is located.
Additionally, you can also include a visit
to Guatavita, the lovely colonial town
re-built in 1968; located near the lake
that originated the very famous legend
of El Dorado.
Coffee Plantations
A 6-hour excursion down the Andes
Mountain system until reaching the
town of Fusagasugá, visits to the orchid
gardens and the coffee plantations.
Tunja and Villa de Leyva
An all-day outing, taking the
Panamericana Highway north, with visits
to the Boyacá Bridge, the colonial cities
of Tunja and Villa de Leyva. Special visit
to the Saint Ecce Homo convent, built in
1620. Return to Bogotá.
This hotel has a conventions center with
all the necessary comforts and amenities
to hold any type of event.
Bogotá at night
A brief tour of the northern area of the city arriving at the Tramonti
Restaurant, considered as one of the best restaurants in the city and
the one that holds the best panoramic view.
HOTEL INFRASTRUCTURE
Bogotá has a wide array of high level hotels, some of which are part
of international hotel chains.
High level Hotels: 40.
Total Rooms: 4.513.
Meeting rooms
Total meeting rooms: 193.
Capacity: from 15 to 1.300 people.
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HOTELS
away from El Dorado International
Airport.
Downtown
Crowne Plaza Tequendama Hotel
Located in the downtown area, a few
steps away from the Convention Center
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada; it’s
considered the epicenter of the most
exclusive commercial and business
activities in Bogotá in the International
Center, located 15 minutes away from
the El Dorado International Airport.
It has 580 rooms, 24- hour room service,
satellite TV, voice mail, mini bar,
Internet connection, and laundry and
Valet parking services.
Restaurants and bars for all tastes, gym,
steam baths, jacuzzis, saunas, business
center with all necessary communication
equipments, bilingual secretarial service,
fax, photocopier, visual aids and 13
meeting rooms with a capacity of 10 to
1000 people.
NORTH OF THE CITY
Bogotá Royal Hotel
This hotel is located in the northern area,
in the World Trade Center, 25 minutes
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It has 142 rooms divided in two towers.
The first tower has 76 superior rooms,
a business suite, a royal suite and a
presidential suite. The second tower has
6 superior rooms, 48 business suites, 6
royal suites and 3 imperial suites. 24hour room service, satellite TV, voice mail,
mini bar, computer internet connection,
laundry and Valet parking services.
Restaurants and bars for all kinds of
tastes, business center with all state
of the art communications equipment,
bilingual secretarial service, fax,
photocopy machine, visual aids and 12
500 people.
Bogotá Plaza Hotel
This traditional hotel has a presidential
suite with 3 environments, 2 bathrooms,
kitchen and a jacuzzi; junior and
executive suites, for a total 184 rooms.
The hotel offers other services such as
piano bar, restaurants, cafeteria, laundry,
currency Exchange office, 24-hour room
service, concierge, parking as well as
a workout room, steam room, sauna,
jacuzzi and massage areas.
It offers 14 convention rooms that hold 15 to 400 visitors, and a
business center with the support of bilingual staff.
La Fontana Hotel
This hotel is located in an exclusive residential neighborhood of
Bogotá, in front of Unicentro, one of the largest malls in the city. It
has 228 rooms: standard, junior suite, Fontana suite, suite, special
and work suite. With 24-hour room service, internet connection,
safety deposit box and private transportation service.
It also has a restaurant, a bar, Fitness center, fully equipped business
center and 16 meeting rooms with a capacity of 10 to 200 people.
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Cosmos 100 Hotel
Radisson Royal Hotel
Cosmos 100 is located in the midst of a
very active area of malls, business and
health centers.
Located in the exclusive Teleport Business
Park, 35 minutes away form El Dorado
international airport. It has 251 soundproof rooms in a modern 14-story tower:
superior rooms with internet connection
(additional cost), cable TV, safety deposit
box, mini bar and newspaper; business
suites with the above mentioned services
and additionally, 2 bathrooms and 2
independent environments for working
and resting; a presidential suite with
105 sq. mt. distributed into a dinning
room, bar, studio, jacuzzi and the best
view of the city.
The hotel offers 269 rooms, superior and
junior suites. It also has 2 international
cuisine restaurants, coffee shop, bar,
pool, sauna, gym, business center and
18 conference rooms with a capacity of
15 to 600 people, fully prepared with
visual, high tech equipment and internet
access.
Dann Carlton Hotel
The Hotel is within a modern and essential
sector, with easy access to tourist,
commercial and business centers.
It offers 139 rooms, superior and
junior suites with direct national and
international telephone connections,
fax and satellite TV. The hotel also has
a restaurant, bar, gym, sauna, massage
room, golf course and tennis court on
the Pueblo Viejo sports club. It offers
a business center and 9 convention
350 people.
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It offers a restaurant, library, spa and 10
event rooms with a capacity of up to 250
people.
Nearby cities
Paipa Hotel and Convention Center
The town of Paipa is located at a driving
distance of 3 hours from Bogotá.
On the lake shores and introducing all
the enchantment of the department of
Boyacá, it is one of the most complete
hotels for event organization and family
rest.
Paipa Hotel and Convention Center means enjoyment. It has got one
of the most complete and comfortable hotel infrastructures in the
country. Located in the lake shore and surrounded by forests, this
hotel is the ideal place for vacationing, enjoyment and of course
working; it has lots of activities and possibilities. The center offers
food services from The Zipa restaurant, which serves international
food, the Bachue cafeteria, with typical food and a relaxed
environment, as well as the Chaquen snack bar and a night club.
The hotel has a convention center, equipped with all the necessary
elements for any event.
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Cartagena
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W
ithout a doubt, Cartagena de Indias is one
of the most beautiful cities of the Caribbean
and one of the favorite destination for
conventions and congresses, thanks to its agreeable
tropical weather, its passionate historical legacy,
the happiness and hospitability of its people and its
active modern life style, this city provides one of the
most complete hotel and service infrastructures in the
country.
Given its privileged location in a pleasant Caribbean
bay, from its origins, the city has been considered as
one of the main ports of the continent. The stalking
of pirates and buccaneers forced the Spanish crown
into building the most spectacular defense system
in America, with fortresses and walls still remaining
today, along with its squares, streets, temples and
large houses with beautiful balconies, all of which
have granted the city enough merit to be the recipient
of the UNESCO category of Historical and Cultural
Patrimony of Humanity.
Cartagena has become one of the main gathering
locations for artists and intellectuals who, seduced by
the old city’s enchantment and joyful nights, spend
unforgettable periods in the city. Alongside this
colonial jewel, lies a modern and dynamic city with
comfortable hotels, shops, restaurants and nightclubs
that offer the visitor the best of services.
True tropical paradises surround Cartagena, soft
beaches with palm trees, such as the island of Barú
and an area of small islands filled with mangrove
swamps and coral reefs: the Rosario Island
The city is permanently hosting national and international events,
because it has one of the top hotel infrastructures in the country, it
can hold all kinds of conventions and conferences; the Cartagena de
Indias Convention Center has a capacity for 4.000 people, it’s located
on the bay next to the walls, and it’s one of the largest and most
specialized; to complement the offer, many of the city’s hotels are
equipped with large, comfortable rooms and complementary services.
Such as the case of the Cartagena Hilton Hotel and Convention
Center, with a capacity for 1.500 and Las Americas Beach resort and
Convention Center with a capacity for 1.100 people.
CONNECTIVITY IN CARTAGENA
The Rafael Nuñez international airport has frequent connections to
Miami, Panama and Madrid, as well as to the large cities in the
country.
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The bay is home to an important seaport
and a tourist dock. The main Caribbean
road connects the city with the rest of
Colombia.
It offers broad band Internet service and
satellite communications.
CARTAGENA: THE IDEAL CITY FOR YOUR
EVENT
Cartagena, besides being the most
important tourist centre in the Colombian
coast, it is one of the most important
business, convention and meeting centers
of the Caribbean. It has a complete
infrastructure installed in order to cover
massive events, an international airport,
3 convention centers (Cartagena de
Indias Conventions Centre, Las Americas
Hotel Conventions Centre and the Hilton
Hotel Conventions Centre) all of them
fully equipped with all the easiness of
the modern information; this added to
an outstanding hotel, food and service
availability make Cartagena the ideal
place for your event
GASTRONOMY:
Cartagena’s food is quite assorted,
going from the Creole cook to the most
exquisite international food available in
different first class restaurants with wide
experience and high reputation.
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Among the exquisite variety of the
Cartagena’s cuisine the following
traditional dishes –among others- worth
the mention:
• Diverse fish and seafood dishes
accompanied with coconut rice and
fried plantains or sweet plantain.
• Stew (made with fish, Creole chicken
or assortment of meats).
• Mondongo
soup).
soup
(Cow
intestines
• Typical fried food such as egg
corn bread, meat pockets, cassava
carimañolas, red beans fritters or corn
fritters.
• Pork rinds with sweet corn buns or
dried corn buns.
• Liver and plantain soup - higadete.
• Fried sticks of cassava with serum.
In addition to these, you can experience
traditional pastry that you can delight
yourself with that in the Sweets Portal,
having the following desserts as some
of the most outstanding: coconut,
pineapple, papaya, guava or sesame
seeds candies, cassava pies, panderitos
(small pies), tamarind balls or the plantain dried preserves among
others.
One of the advantages of the city is the possibility of enjoying the
massive variety of tropical fruits that the palenqueras sell in the
streets and beaches, as the natural juices of multiple flavors, colors,
scents and textures to which no taste buds will be able to resist.
In Cartagena there is a wide variety of restaurants that satisfy the
most demanding customers, some of them are:
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El Santísimo.
Club de Pesca.
La Vitrola.
Restaurante San Pedro.
Juan Del Mar.
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NIGHTLIFE
At sunset, the seductive power of
Cartagena captures residents and visitors.
The night tour can begin by visiting the
pubs of the colonial zone, or visiting the
cafes where you will find an environment
of different cultures, or if you wish, you
can take a tour in horse-pulled carriages
where the charm of the night merges
with the magic of the walled city; or if
you’re up to a very picturesque party,
a chiva (traditional bus) will take you
all around the city to then drop you
off at a spectacular night club. But if
you definitively want more intensity, in
Getsemaní you can find several options
in calle del Arsenal as the nightclubs Mr.
Babilla, La Carbonera, Tu Candela, and
Joyslava among others that will make
your night unforgettable.
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Cartagena also offers a wide variety of
casinos.
ACTIVITIES:
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For your event we suggest the following
activities for you to enjoy in the city:
• Dinner at La Popa Convent, here we can
offer you a white night with a complete
white decoration (tablecloths, chair
linings, flowers), the waiters are
dressed as monks and the music will
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be played by a saxophonist; all guests
must be dressed in white.
Dinner at the Castillo de San Felipe,
with a decoration made for the
occasion. We will have some dancing
couples framing the entrance to the
castle providing a warm welcome for
guests. After dinner we will offer three
typical dances of the region.
Galeón Bucanero and Club de Pesca:
it includes a pirate custom for each
participant (with the cap marked with
the logo and the name of the event,
handkerchief and a pirate patch).
You will be welcomed by two models
dressed as Catalina Indians at the
entrance.
Carriage ride with dinner in the
restaurant El Santísimo: in this trip
you will be surrounded by a setting
filled with musical bands that will
be strategically placed in the square,
playing a spectacular Cartagena
serenade for the assistants; one of
this bands will welcome you at the
restaurant El Santísimo.
Dinner at the Aduana square or the
bulwark of the city where you will
enjoy a typical dinner, a Barranquilla
Carnival show and music from an
orchestra.
All the hotels have rooms where we
can offer elegant dinner parties,
theme based dinners, typical dinners,
dances, orchestras, etc.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN THE CITY
Visiting Cartagena means arriving to the most important historical
and tourist centre of Colombia, the magic of its streets, the secrets
of each one of its corners, the beauty of its architecture, the majesty
of its military designs, its folklore, the exotic contrast between the
old and the new surround the charm of a visit to the city; you will
be able to fully experience pirate times and see all the buccaneer
cannons, vaults, barrels and soldiers.
EXCURSIONS
City Tour
This tour is a guided visit to the main monuments of the colonial
city, the San Felipe Castle, Popa Hill, Old city and residential
neighborhoods of Bocagrande and Castillo Grande.
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Rosario Islands
Totumo Volcano
A boat trip to the islands, located south
of the Cartagena Bay. These islands
are regarded as a National Natural
Park and have a complex coral reef,
populated with a wide animal variety;
the perfect opportunity for swimming
and snorkeling.
This is a spectacular visit with therapeutic
purposes. Located 50 minutes away
from Cartagena; its crater brings the
opportunity to experience a healthy mud
bath usually followed with a bath in the
Totumo Lagoon.
A day in the
Island
San Pedro de Majagua
A visit to this beautiful island
administered by the Sofitel Santa Clara
Hotel where you can enjoy two amazing
beaches.
Chiva Party
A 3-hour Night tour in a traditional bus,
called Chiva, around the colonial and
modern city.
A walk in the old city
Guided walk throughout the walled
area visiting famous streets, churches,
colonial estates with their balconies,
Museum House of 5-time president Rafael
Nuñez, the Santa Catalina stronghold
and the Vaults handcraft center with its
many handcraft shops.
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Botanic Gardens Excursion
These gardens are only 30 minutes away
from Cartagena, in the municipality of
Turbaco; the perfect place to appreciate
the flora and fauna.
Tour to Santa Marta
A one-day outing to the city of
Barranquilla, with a panoramic view
tour, and to Santa Marta, with tours to
the San Pedro Alejandrino Estate, where
liberator Simon Bolivar died, and a tour
to the beautiful beaches of Rodadero.
Mangrove swamp and Pre-Colombian
Archeological Park
Expedition to Boquilla, a fisherman’s
town located 20 minutes away form
the city, where a canoe will take you
to Cienaga Virgen, providing you with
the opportunity to watch the beautiful
landscapes and the important mangrove
swamps that oxygenate the waters. The tour continues in the PreColombian Archeological Park and ends with an exquisite lunch in a
typical restaurant in Manzanillo del Mar.
Carriage ride and Dinner
Romantic night tour through the city in horse carriages, the tour
ends with a delicious restaurant dinner.
High level Hotels: 11
Total rooms: 1.980
Meeting facilities
Total rooms: 49
Capacity: from 15 to 750 people
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HOTELS
Cartagena Hilton Hotel
This exclusive Hotel is located in
the sector of Laguito (Caribbean Sea
peninsula); 15 minutes from the Rafael
Nuñez international airport, 10 minutes
away from the port, malls and old walled
city.
ambiances: colonial or republican; all of
them with a view to the old walled city,
the Caribbean sea or the gorgeous (inner
patios), excellently equipped in order
to satisfy the most demanding tastes.
It has a cafeteria service, restaurant,
bar, pool, steam bath, sauna, gym and
6 conference rooms with a capacity from
20 to 300 people.
Caribe Hotel
The hotel offers 295 rooms , all of them
with a balcony and a view to the sea,
individual temperature control and mini
bar.
Its services include a bar, two restaurants,
semi-private beach, pool, gym, tennis
courts and 16 conference rooms with
capacities from 10 to 1.500 people.
The Caribe Hotel is located in the
exclusive sector of Bocagrande, facing
the Caribbean Sea and surrounded by
35.000 sq. mt. of tropical gardens. The
Hotel is comprised of 3 buildings with
363 rooms with air conditioning, mini
bar, TV, telephone lines for national and
international calls, ambience music,
safety deposit box and internet access.
Santa Clara Hotel
The Santa Clara Convent, built in the
early 17th century inside the walled
city, was used for a while as a charity
hospital but today it has been renovated
into the exclusive Santa Clara Hotel, the
most important in the city. It’s a must
see destination, the architectural value
is simply incomparable.
The Hotel has 162 rooms with internet
access, distributed into two different
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Its exquisite gastronomy brings variety
in local and international food; it offers
8 meeting rooms with capacity from 20
to 250 people, tennis court, olympic-size
and children’s pool, gym, sauna, steam
bath and jacuzzi.
Las Américas Global Resort Hotel
Located on the Cielo Mar sector, this
Hotel has 250 luxurious rooms with all
the comforts of a five-star hotel. All of
the rooms have a balcony and a view to the sea; it has 300 mt of
tranquil and safeguarded beaches. Its services include a restaurant,
cafeteria, 24-hour room service, bar, sauna, steam baths, jacuzzi,
pool, gym, putting green, night club, 8 conference rooms with
capacity for 20 to 750 people, parking facilities, tennis court,
currency exchange office, business center and internet access.
Capilla del Mar Hotel
This hotel is located in the heart of the tourist and residential
center of Bocagrande; it has 202 spacious rooms with view to the
city and to the sea. The rooms have mini bar, TV, international
and national calls, safety deposit boxes, cafeteria, restaurant, pool
and even a rotating bar on the 21st floor. The Hotel also has three
conference rooms with a capacity from 10 to 150 people.
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Medellín
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I
n the steep Andes Mountains, Medellín is a modern
and cheerful capital that has become an industrial
and commercial center for the western area of
Colombia, it has one of the best infrastructures in the
country, provides the service of a metropolitan train,
excellent road networks and the best public utilities.
This urban marvel with modern buildings that stand
alongside colonial and republican constructions enjoys
intense cultural activity on its museums, art galleries,
theater and public spaces; all of them accented by
sculptures, mostly from local artist Fernando Botero.
The city’s parks, restaurants and night clubs are always
a place to experience memorable moments and the
best of the region’s traditions.
Medellín is also a major fashion center in Colombia,
thanks to its prominent textile industry.
Its shops and malls, offer the latest fashion trends and
a variety of products of top quality and good prices.
The thriving personality and kindness of its people,
along with its nice weather are the reasons why this
city is also known as “the city of the eternal spring”;
this is the ideal location for organizing international
business events and meetings.
Medellín has several spaces that are specifically
designed for servicing congresses, conventions and
conferences of any scale, others are found in first class
hotels; the most distinguished are the Plaza Mayor
International Convention Center and the Exhibits
Palace. In this city, business meetings are always
successful and socialization activities could not be
any better.
CONNECTIVITY IN MEDELLÍN
Medellín is connected with the world through its international
airport, José Maria Cordoba, with frequent flights to Bogotá,
Cartagena, Cali, Barranquilla and other cities. The Olaya Herrera
airport, in the center of the city, is used exclusively for domestic
flights.
MEDELLIN : THE IDEAL CITY FOR YOUR EVENT
It has excellent roads that connect the city with the rest of the country,
as well as broad band Internet and satellite communications.
Medellín, the city of the eternal spring:
Medellín is an ideal destination due to its warm people its year round
spring weather, its landscapes full of flowers and mountains and a
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wide assortment of food, commercial and
tourism offer; it is known as the city of
the eternal spring and the city of the
flowers.
As of late it has transformed itself into
an ideal city for events and conventions,
given its good infrastructure and the
helpful spirit of its people; in 2005,
Medellín inaugurated its International
Conventions Centre.
Medellín is also a cultural centre with
museums and historical buildings of
great value like the Museum of Antioquia
where you can find the largest collection
of paint and sculpture Master Fernando
Botero. Medellín has the only metrosystem in the country, an unprecedented
experience in the urban transportation
in the World.
GASTRONOMY:
The cuisine is a supreme ingredient in
the paisa identity. The typical dish is
based on red beans, which have become
its trademark both inside and outside
this location. Red beans with pork,
served with meat, rice, fried plantains,
avocado, eggs, blood sausage, pork rinds
and sweet plantain, altogether they
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create a wonder of Antioquia’s cuisine
called Bandeja Paisa. But in Medellín,
besides finding delicious typical food,
there are also some excellent specialized
national and international restaurants
such as:
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Hato Viejo
Angus Brangus
La Fragata
El Rancherito
NIGHTLIFE
In Medellín’s nightlife, along with some
rimes and tangos you will be able to
share the happiness and warmth of
paisa people, sharing some traditional
aguardiente (firewater). In Medellín,
the customs and folklore have been kept
with pride and have gotten stronger
from generation to generation. The paisa
people have adopted new tendencies in
the city’s nightlife which will lead you
to an incredibly enjoyable experience.
Some of the most important places to
enjoy the nightlife in Medellín are:
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La Fortaleza
De Tacones
Arcángel Café
Caballo Blanco
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Your event can be accompanied by a series of diverse activities that
can be performed at day or night; Medellín can easily adapt to any
requirement needed for a specific event.
EXCURSIONS
City Tours
The 3-hour tour through the industrial capital of Colombia, celebrated
for its textiles, includes a stop at the Metropolitan Cathedral, the
Nutibara Hill and other notorious places.
Tour to the eastern area of the department of Antioquia
A road trip visiting the eastern area, with a stop in the Hacienda
Fizebad, the Religious Art museum in Rionegro, the Tequendamita
Falls and other sites.
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Hotel Infrastructure
Medellín has an excellent hotel capacity
in several sectors of the city.
High level hotels: 12
Total rooms: 1.389
Meeting rooms
Total rooms: 79
Capacity: 15 to 700 people
HOTELS
Intercontinental Hotel
The Intercontinental Hotel is located
in the beautiful residential area of El
Poblado. It was built on the side of the
mountain and it has an incomparable
view of the city and the surrounding
scenery.
The hotel has 249 elegant rooms, superior
suites and exclusive rooms belonging to
the Intercontinental Club, exquisitely
decorated with all comforts and services;
12 meeting rooms and the largest ball
room in the city, with a capacity for
2.300 people.
The cozy restaurant El Fogón de Piedra is
perfect for a fabulous meal in a relaxed
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setting. The Brasserie offers a delicious
buffet and the Lobby bar is the right
place for a drink while enjoying live
musical performances.
Among the offered entertainment
activities are a leisure and health club,
sauna and steam baths, beauty parlor,
tennis court and golf course in a nearby
facility.
Poblado Plaza Hotel
Strategically located in the exclusive
El Poblado area, and right next to the
Oviedo Mall, this hotel has the quality
assurances and service demands of a top
hotel in the world.
It has 84 rooms and has been recently
certified as a five-star hotel. This
incredible hotel also has 7 meeting
rooms with capacity of 15 to 200 people,
a restaurant, 24-hour room service,
jacuzzi, gym, steam bath, business
center and internet accessibility.
Dann Carlton Hotel
This hotel is located in the heart of the
Golden Mile, next to the Dann Financial
Tower, just a step away from El Poblado
Park, from the financial center, the main
malls and the most prestigious business
and health care clinics in the city. Only 30 minutes away from the
José María Córdoba international airport
It has 200 rooms with air conditioning and 9 conference rooms with
a capacity that ranges from 20 to 700 people.
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Santa Marta
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I
n the hill sides of the Sierra Nevada, the highest
coastal mountain in the world, at the shore of a
beautiful bay lays Santa Marta, the oldest city of
Colombia, founded in 1512.
In this part of the Colombian Caribbean, with its
transparent water inlets and mountains that submerge
in the ocean, you can find an ancient city in stone
ruins, built by the Tayronas, an indigenous group that
reached high levels of development.
The beautiful landscapes, exuberant vegetation and
kindness of its people have made Santa Marta an
ideal destination for those searching for a quiet place
away from the city buzz; it’s also an excellent spot
for business meetings and congresses that require a
special environment.
The historical center of the city, recently restored,
has beautiful buildings such as the Cathedral and the
Customs House, on the outside of the city you can
find the famous San Pedro Alejandrino Estate, where
Simon Bolivar, the liberator of 5 Andean nations,
died. Some of the objects used by him on his last
days are still on display. Next to the city and taking
advantage of the beautiful natural bays are tourist
complexes such as El Rodadero and Pozos Colorados,
which offer great hotels, restaurant, night clubs and
all the modern needs.
The main hotels and convention centers supply
meeting rooms with all comforts and necessities for
large conventions and events.
CONNECTIVITY IN SANTA MARTA
Santa Marta’s Simón Bolivar Airport has national flights and
international connections to Bogotá, Cartagena and Barranquilla.
A wide central road connects the city with the main cities of the
country. Hotels provide broad band internet service and satellite
communications. Its port is one of the busiest, most active of the
Colombian Caribbean.
SANTA MARTA, BEAUTY FOR YOUR EVENT:
This gorgeous city, with its impressive nature and its historical
and archeological features, invites us to take a glimpse at the past
by visiting Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino, enjoy its beautiful
beaches, walk through the Tayrona Natural Park, taste the exquisite
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cuisine and, for the more daring visitors,
take part of the extreme sports offering
in Mamancana Park. Over the past
few years Santa Marta has surged as a
destination for Congresses, Incentives
and Events. The city is fully equipped
with a majestic Conventions Center,
conference rooms, hotels and a wide
variety of restaurants.
GASTRONOMY
The Santa Marta Cuisine is not too different
from our Caribbean surroundings; this
region is filled with marine flavor. The
most recommended typical dishes are:
differently from our neighbors’) and
fried green plantain.
• Fish Sancocho (Stew): it is also
offered with chicken, ribs and tail.
• Seafood stew.
• Shrimp Cocktail.
• Delicious
coconut
lemonade
to
accompany your food. (Exotic flavor).
The specialized restaurants are:
• La Barra Viva
• El Cayeye: Typical Santa Marta
breakfast. (Comprise of a Banana or
Plantain pudding, margarine or butter,
grated costeño cheese or Coastal
Serum that can be combined with the
typical coastal salsa.
• Egg corn bread, meat pockets, and the
typical meat or cheese carimañolas.
• Fried fish eggs: accompanied by
cassava pie.
• Donde Chuco
• Gran Manuel
• Burukuka
• Muelle 8
• Panamerican
• Valsao
NIGHTLIFE:
Begin the night by visiting any of the
famous and most visited bars of the
Historical Center and close it in style in
• Fried Snapper: Accompanied by
Cononut Rice (our rice is prepared
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the Escollera, which still is considered as
the place to be in El Rodadero.
ACTIVITIES:
• White dinner in Quinta de San Pedro (you can choose between La
Plaza de Banderas, La Plaza de Armas or the Theatre). All of the
primary decoration in white, combined with the colonial colors
from the Quinta, livened up by folkloric dance groups from the
Magdalena University (Cumbia, Mapalé).
• Dinner in Burukuka: Enjoy a beautiful sunset in one of the best
and newest locations in the city: located on top of a cliff next to
the sea, this restaurant has an incomparable view. The place will
have all the characteristics of our Caribbean folklore: waiters and
waitresses will dress up in typical outfits.
• Romantic dinner: Livened up with saxophone music, guests
will dress up in typical guayabera shirts or completely in white.
Waiters will have Hawaiian or white outfits.
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
EXCURSIONS
High level hotels: 5
Total rooms: 630
City Tour
Meeting Rooms
A three and a half hour visit through the
city, including the San Pedro Alejandrino
Estate, the place of death of Simon
Bolivar, 1830, the old section of the
city and the beautiful bay surrounded by
mountains.
Tayrona Park
Visit to one of the most important
natural parks in Colombia, famous for its
bays, beaches, mangrove swamps, coral
reefs, fish, hills, forests, bushes, over
100 mammal species, 200 bird species,
50 reptile species and archeological
ruins that tell the story of the Tayronas,
one of the most interesting pre-Hispanic
groups.
Lost City
Six days filled with adventure in the
Sierra Nevada Park. An astounding place
of pre-Hispanic culture with endless
trails, terraces, petroglyphs, channels
and stair cases, all built in stone by the
Tayronas, under dense tropical forest
vegetation.
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Total rooms: 14
Capacity: 20 to 400 people
HOTELS
Irotama Hotel
At the heart of the Caribbean and just 5
minutes away from the local airport, this
23-hectare ecological compound exudes
nature and tranquility; immerse inside
multicolor gardens, tropical vegetation,
and along with thousands of birds and
exotic animals. It has a beach extension
of 1 kilometer, not crowded and peaceful,
as well as all the comforts and facilities
of a five-star hotel.
The Hotel has a spectacular fresh water
pool, multiple housing options include
cabins, huts, bungalows, suites and
penthouses; 7 restaurants which offer
a wide range of local and international
food, 2 bars, 5 snack bars, water sports,
sports and a fabulous gym and spa.
No matter how large your event may be,
from the small 15 to 20 people room to
the Grand Salon for 600 guests, with our organization and consulting
services, everything is completely programmed and solved.
Zuana Beach Hotel
The Zuana is located on the road to Ciénaga. It offers 175 suites
equipped as apartments, all with a view to the sea; it has a cafeteria,
restaurant, gym, boutique, squash and tennis courts, 9-hole golf
course, bowling alley, Children’s Aquatic Park, a 1.500 sq. mt. area
with pool, slides and cascades. It also has 2 rooms with capacity for
50 to 500 people, wi-fi system available in the rooms for additional
cost.
Santamar Hotel
Located in the sector Pozos Colorados, right in front of the ocean.
It has 56 cabins and 72 rooms, fully equipped, a cafeteria service,
two restaurants, bar, two adult pools and one children’s pool. It also
has the Pozos Colorados Convention Center.
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San Andres
and Providence
I
n the warm, transparent
Caribbean waters, 700 km
offshore, you can find an
archipelago that evokes a past time
filled with pirate adventures and a
currently filled with stunning beauty.
San Andrés is a magical place that
awakens the passion of its visitors.
It has top tourist services, an active
commerce and extensive white
sand beaches with palm trees and a
peaceful sea to practice all kinds of
sports. Providencia, on the contrary,
is a remote and secluded island, with
beaches and mountains that provide
the perfect places for relaxation; its
huge coral reef is ideal for practicing
scuba diving.
The history of the island tells pirate
tales, and stories of the English,
Spaniard and Dutch colonies, who
fought for centuries to defend their
territories; proof of those days is the
legacy left in today’s lifestyle, and in
a language that differs from the one
used in the rest of the country.
The archipelago of San Andrés and
Santa Catalina was catalogued as a
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Biosphere Reservoir of the World by the United Nations. Located in
the Caribbean Sea, the island is known for its seven color waters
and the warmth of its people.
SAN ANDRÉS FOR YOUR EVENT
With its beautiful beaches and its seven-color sea, it invites us to
visit the Haynes Kay and Johnny Kay keys. Its hotels, restaurants
and night-clubs make San Andres a fabulous destination for your
events.
GASTRONOMY
The island has flavors and senses originated from a community
that has been in contact with the Caribbean and Europe and has
recomposed and created their own dishes and sense of identity.
Island food is a magical ritual that mixes centuries of history
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experimenting with sea and land foods.
You can always find at your table a fine
fish (Red Snapper between others),
snails, salted pig, bread tree which was
brought to this land from India, among
others.
The classic dish of the island natives
is the rundown, which is a sort of fish,
snails salted pig, cassava, yam, green
plantain, bread tree fruit and dumplings
stew combined with wheat flour, baking
powder and salt rolls mixed with butter
and water.
All of this typical cuisine, as well as the
best national and international cuisine
can be found in this beautiful island.
In addition to the excellent restaurants
found in the hotels, you can visit:
variety of places for unforgettable
nights: Bars, restaurants, casinos, nightclubs, all of them filled with San Andrés
magic.
In tourism seasons, popular concerts
are organized in the beaches where
local groups play native music. The most
important night-clubs are:
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Deep Blue
Extasis
Cocos
Mangos
Macondo, Discoclub
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
EXCURSIONS
Island Tours
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La Regatta
El Paraíso
Donde Francesca
El Rincón de la Langosta
Coral View
NIGHTLIFE:
San Andrés offers a delightful nightlife,
famous for its Calypso, Reggae and Socca
music and its rum and coconut cocktails;
this provide visitors with a beautiful
nightlife unparallel to anything outside
the island, which also provides a broad
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Enjoy the beautiful sea landscapes and
most interesting sites on the island,
such as: Morgan’s Cave, The Blowing
Hole, South Bay Beach and San Luis.
Excursion to Haynes Kay (Aquarium)
and Johnny Kay
Boat ride to the natural aquarium of
Haynes Kay, where you can admire all
sorts of ornamental fish. Then visit
Johnny Kay and enjoy its natural crystal
waters.
Bay Cruise on a sailing boat
A tour around the island, while enjoying a beautiful sunset in the
sailing boat.
Sunset Cruise on the Fiesta yacht
Take pleasure from a party in the sea while touring the San Andres
bay and watching the sunset and view of the island.
“El Galeón” Bay Cruise at night
A spectacular journey through the bay in “El Galeón”, under the
stars and with the company of music; experience an unforgettable
night trip in the company of pirates and dancers, live music and
entertainment.
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“Manati”
o
submarine ride
“Nautilius”
Semi-
A fun adventure of 90 minutes along a
magical coral reef path. The ship takes
the channel towards the reef mountain,
coral reef and marine species.
Excursion to Providence Island
A one day outing to the island of
Providence, located only 20 minutes
away. Have a panoramic ride on the boat
and go sight seeing in Morgan’s Head,
Crab Key and the Manzanillo beaches.
HOTELS
Hotel Sunrise Beach
This Hotel is located on the east coast
and has a spectacular view of Cotton
Key, the port, the Aquarium and Haynnes
Key. It has 5 blocks of rooms, for a total
40 family suites and 200 standard rooms.
It offers restaurant and bar services,
as well as a natural pool, gym, sauna,
steam bath, jacuzzi, tennis courts and
a conference room with capacity for
600 people, which can be divided into 6
rooms for 100 people each.
Casablanca Hotel
Located in the central area of the island,
over the beach. It offers 52 rooms, 12 of
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which are cabins (duplex, with a master
bedroom and a full size bed, a bathroom,
dinning room and living room area,
bathroom and room for 4 people) with
air conditioning, cable TV, refrigerator,
among other services.
The hotel has a restaurant, bar, pool and
one conference room with a capacity for
70 people.
Sol Caribe Campo hotel
Located in the area of San Luis, in the
midst of a natural habitat on the top
of a hill, from where the guest can
fully appreciate the island. The hotel is
surrounded by large green areas, tracking
and jogging trails, native flowers and a
beautiful ecological path, which leads
directly to the Beach Club, for guests
only. Located 25 minutes away from the
airport and 20 minutes away from the
commercial area; 5 minutes away from
the Blowing Hole and Morgan’s cave. It
has 218 cabin rooms with traditional
island architecture, private balconies and
views to the sea or the inner gardens;
three pools: one with hydro-massages
and jacuzzi, another one for activities
and the last one for kid’s recreation. It
also has 4 restaurants, bars, and a tennis
court in the Beach Club.
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San Andres and
Providence
Santa Marta
Cartagena
Medellín
Bogotá, D.C.
Principal: Carrera 11A No. 93 A - 80 oficina 104
Teléfono: 650 0400 • Fax: 650 0400 Ext. 145
Página Web: www.panamericanaviajes.com • E-mail: [email protected] • Bogotá, D.C.
Sucursales: Bogotá: Calle 125 No. 20 - 59 oficina 101 • Teléfono: (57-1) 214 2044
San Andrés: Centro Comercial New Point Av. Providencia No. 1 - 35 Local 209 • Teléfono: (57-8) 512 8532
Cartagena: Centro Ejecutivo Carrera 3 No. 8 - 129 Bocagrande oficina 701 • Teléfono: (57-5) 665 7151

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