PaisaTours.com was launched in November 2007 for the simple reason that there was, at the time, no reliable, comprehensive online English language guide to travelling in Colombia. Rapidly, PaisaTours.com has become the one of the internet's most popular and frequently visited website offering Colombia travel advice. Only the official government website www.colombia.travel gets more traffic.
As of February 2010, PaisaTours.com is getting about 900 unique visitors a day - over 300,000 visitors per year. Our Spanish language translation was completed in July 2009, so we expect traffic levels to continue to grow.
About the Author
I moved from the UK to Medellin, Colombia in September 2007. Soon I discovered that it was almost impossible to find any useful online information about Colombia's travel destinations. With a background as a Latin America travel consultant (I previously worked for Journey Latin America, the UK's top tour operator to Latin America), plus experience in website design (rather basic I admit!) and more importantly SEO, I launched this website.
I'm a 29 year old Brit. I write all the English language content, and my amazing Colombian fiancee translated the Spanish language content for this website. I offer advice in my own style - advice based around a preference for high quality travel experiences, unique destinations suitable for cultured, discerning, well travelled, adventurous people. If a hotel or company is crap, I'll tell you. If it's great I promote it. Having worked in the past as a community ecotourism consultant, I've a particular soft spot for responsible, philanthropic, ethical travel. I love Colombia, and love to promote the country. I currently live on Providencia Island.
If you want to contact me about this site, email chris ~ @ ~ bigtravelweb.com (remove the ~'s of course). www.bigtravelweb.com is another site of mine - a similar guide covering the entire continent of South America.
Please do not email me asking questions or seeking advice on travelling in Colombia. If you want advice, I suggest you post your question on the poorbuthappy.com Colombia travel forums, which contains a wealth of useful information and advice (the exception to that rule is info about Providencia - I'm happy to help with that). Alternatively, if you are a journalist wanting to write about Colombia, or travel agency / tour operator seeking advice about this up and coming destination, I'm happy to help.
PaisaTours.com is owned by CH Travel Ltd.
