The diversity of landscapes, climates, cultures, geography, flora and fauna placed Colombia in the position number 3 of the most beautiful countries in the worldaccording to the Forbes ranking.
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The business magazine awarded a rating of 7.16 out of 10 in the matter of greatest natural beauty in the world. It is surpassed by Indonesia, with 7.7, and New Zealand, with 7.27.
In the case of the first place, the more than 17,000 islands that the Asian country has. And in New Zealand the “rolling hills, sharp mountain peaks (including the Southern Alps) and a series of active volcanoes”.
Also, Colombia is the country best placed in the Western Hemisphere in the list and in the American continent. It is above destinations such as Mexico, Ecuador and the United States.
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“Colombia ranks third and, like Indonesia and New Zealand, has a long coastline along the Caribbean. However, it also has a very varied landscape, from the Andes mountains to the Amazon rainforest, and it scores very highly for the fact that it is home to 500,000 km2 of tropical forest.”, was how the web portal referred to the coffee country.
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For this classification, analyzes are used according to the number of natural wonders of each nation. Colombia highlights the Amazon Rainforest, Caño Cristales, Cocora Valley, Guatapé, Chicamocha Canyonamong others.
View from the Pilón de Azúcar in Cabo de la Vela.
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Others featured Latin American countries were: Peru (18), Costa Rica (20), Argentina (22), Chile (29), Bolivia (32), Nicaragua (33), Venezuela (39), El Salvador (40), Dominican Republic (45) and Panama (49).
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