The ANATO Tourism Showcase is the window to major news. It is where the novelties brought by the exhibiting companies, business agreements, technological innovations, training, and the promotion of Colombia and the world converge. It is also the visibility space for those destinations with tourism potential in the national territory.

On this occasion, the most important professional tourism event in the country also opened its doors to various segments and destinations. “Some of the typologies present at the event were nature tourism, community tourism, traditional gastronomy, ancestral experiences, and wellness activities. For us, it is an honor to be the stage that encourages exploring and celebrating a wide and diverse offer of the territories,” explained Paula Cortés Calle, Executive President of ANATO.

Some of the highlighted destinations were Guaviare, whose offer focused on promoting the rock paintings of Cerro Azul and Nuevo Tolima, the Puerta de Orión, Tranquilandia or the Rainbow River, and the visit to Finca el Chontaduro; likewise, Córdoba, which invited to the experience of the Sombrero Vueltiao in Tuchín, where tourists can live and participate in the elaboration process of this traditional element; the visit to Lorica; and the Wellness and Medical Tourism Experiences.

Another place of important visibility was Guainía, which encouraged touring the Mavecure Hills (Pajarito, Mono and Mavecure); gastronomic and ancestral experiences with Indigenous communities; and discovering the Estrella Fluvial, where the Inírida, Guainía, Atabapo, Guaviare and Orinoco rivers meet. For its part, Putumayo promoted the Fin del Mundo Waterfall; Puerto Limón, immersion in Indigenous culture and nature; and Wellness experiences, based on the ancestral traditions of the communities. Also, Buenaventura showcased its offer of ecological trails that teach Afro culture and the collection of piangua, a tradition of the women of the region; and the ancestral sugarcane route. Distillation of Viche.

Likewise, there was a great presence of the Network of Heritage Towns, in which Ciénaga, Magdalena stood out, with its Magical Realism Tour focused on the literature of Nobel Prize winner Gabo. And tour to the palafito towns, which are built over the water); also Girón, which highlighted its Topocoro Reservoir, the second largest body of water in the country; Honda, with the tour of the Perico Petroglyphs, artisanal fishing experiences and bird watching.

In the same way, the peace destinations had great prominence: Bojayá emphasized its Afro-descendant women, the gastronomic transformation of turmeric, and the alabao chants of the town’s singers; Yacopí, with its Adventure Tourism led by young people who work for the recovery of the town’s memory; Mutatá, Antioquia, through the Wellness experience with Indigenous Akerasabe communities; and Necoclí: with the visit to el Hoyito and its ancestral gastronomy with the matriarchs of the region.

“We are proud that the ANATO Tourism Showcase is the epicenter of culture, stories, and traditions. It is being able to access, at a short distance, everything that Colombia has to offer the world. Today, travel options are infinite and made for all needs and tastes. Our event is the place for those destinations that are committed to sustainability, innovation, and the well-being of their visitors,” concluded the guild leader.