Cartagena: Walled City Walls, Rosario Islands, and Colombia's Lowest-Bar Nomad Visa

TL;DR

Cartagena de Indias is the best-preserved walled city in the Americas and Colombia’s most walkable, most photogenic destination. Eleven kilometres of 16th-century coral-stone fortification enclose a colonial core of balconies, jasmine and mango trees, painted Spanish facades and a functioning 18th-century cathedral — a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1995 that is still a living neighbourhood, not a set piece. Outside the walls, Getsemaní supplies the street art, the salsa bars and the rooftop nomad apartments, while Bocagrande provides the beach.

What makes Cartagena genuinely different from the rest of the nomad map is paperwork. Colombia’s Visa V Nómada Digital has the lowest income threshold of any dedicated digital nomad visa in the Americas: three times the Colombian minimum wage, or about COP 5,252,715 per month (roughly USD 1,300–1,400) in 2026, for a visa valid up to two years, applied for entirely online, for around USD 150 in total fees. Compare that to Portugal’s roughly EUR 3,680 or Greece’s EUR 3,500 monthly thresholds. It is the cheapest legal route into a two-year work stint anywhere in the region.

Budget COP 180,000–250,000/day (USD 45–65) on the ground, and plan a nomad month of USD 1,200–1,800 in Getsemaní or USD 1,800–2,600 in Bocagrande. (Last verified: Oct 2026)

Who This Guide Is For

Digital nomads under an income cap — if your foreign income sits between USD 1,300 and 2,000, Colombia’s Visa V is one of very few two-year programmes you will qualify for. It also has a family-friendly path and no degree requirement.
Culture-first travellers who want a genuinely deep colonial city — the Walled City, the San Pedro Claver and Casa de Allende houses, the Museo del Oro Zenú, the Inquisition Palace — plus a Caribbean coast to swim in afterwards.
Slow travellers and long-stay people — Cartagena is at its best over a month or more, when you stop treating the walled city as a photo stop and start knowing which plaza has the good coffee.
Solo travellers — the walled city and Getsemaní are heavily patrolled, brightly lit and busy until late, which makes Cartagena one of the easier solo destinations in Latin America. It is also, by the same token, a city where you will be approached constantly by promoters and touts; see the safety section.
People who want a warm base, not a mountain one — Cartagena sits at sea level at 28–32°C year-round. If Medellín’s eternal spring is your benchmark, this is the hot, humid, coastal alternative.

Quick Facts

Question	Answer
Location	Caribbean coast of Colombia, Bolívar Department, 10°25’N 75°33’W. 40 min by air from Medellín, 1h45 from Bogotá
Languages	Spanish (Cartagenero accent is a distinct coastal dialect); English spoken in the walled city, Bocagrande and Getsemaní
Currency	Colombian Peso (COP); roughly COP 3,900–4,000 = 1 USD (Oct 2026 mid-market). Cash is king in the walled city — ATMs inside historic buildings often refuse foreign cards
Driving side	RIGHT (same as Colombia generally)
Visa	90-day tourist permit (PIP) on arrival for most nationalities, extendable to 180 days via Migración; Visa V Nómada Digital for remote workers — up to 2 years, 3× minimum wage income, online application, about USD 150 total. See Cancillería de Colombia
Internet	30–100 Mbps in most furnished apartments; 100–200 Mbps in modern Bocagrande towers. Colonial Getsemaní buildings vary wildly — test before you sign
Best time	December–April dry season (28–32°C, low humidity). November and February–March are the sweet spots; late December to 10 January is peak price and peak crowd
Getting around	Walking in the walled city; on-foot Getsemaní and Bocagrande; taxis and ride-hailing (Uber, DiDi, Localiza) for the rest. 11 km of walls are walkable in 2.5 hours
Power	Type A and C plugs, 110V/60Hz — the same as North America

Before You Go

Checklist

Documents & Entry

Passport valid 6+ months beyond your planned stay, with two blank pages
Tourist permit (PIP) issued free on arrival for most nationalities, 90 days. Extensions to 180 days are handled by Migración Colombia and cost roughly USD 50–80
If you will be working remotely, apply for the Visa V Nómada Digital before you fly. You need: passport scan, a 3×3cm photo on white background, three months of bank statements showing the required income, a work letter from a foreign employer or proof of a foreign digital business, health insurance valid in Colombia for the full visa period, and a criminal background check. Apply through the Cancillería portal; processing runs 15–30 business days
The Visa V study fee is COP 339,000 (about USD 85–90, non-refundable) and the issuance fee about USD 170 — budget roughly USD 150 in total, plus USD 170 if you stay past six months and need a cédula de extranjería from Migración (register within 15 days of arrival on a visa)
Read the visa terms carefully: the Visa V caps physical presence at 180 days per calendar year — deliberately one day under the 183-day tax-residency trigger — and time spent on a V visa does not count toward Colombia’s five-year residency path. Only an M visa does. If you plan to settle permanently, that is a different visa and a different conversation
Certified Spanish translations and apostilles may be required depending on your country of nationality — budget USD 40–100 per document

Gear

Light, breathable clothing. It is 28–32°C and humid most of the year, and the walled city is mostly open streets with no shade
A compact umbrella and a light rain jacket — the rainy season (May–November) delivers short, heavy, tropical downpours, usually in the afternoon
Reef-safe sunscreen and a rash guard for the Rosario Islands boat trip
A dry bag for the boat day, plus a change of clothes and sandals you do not mind getting wet
Comfortable shoes. The walled city is cobbled, and the walls themselves are uneven
Cash in small COP notes. Large notes are often refused, and change is scarce
A power bank. The old colonial buildings have few outlets, and the best cafe seats are the ones with a wall socket

Apps

Uber, DiDi or Localiza for ride-hailing — all three work in Cartagena. Agree the price in the app; street taxis should use the meter
Google Maps with the Walled City downloaded offline — street names are Spanish, the signs are often decorative, and the city grid confuses GPS inside the walls
Waze — used by every local driver, and often faster to reroute around the walled city than Google Maps
Change Tower or Currency app for the COP rate — cash changers in the Plaza de Bolívar and outside the airport routinely quote 2–5% worse than mid-market
SIM cards are sold at the San Diego and Bocagrande branches of major carriers, and by telcos at the airport, but bring your passport either way

Health

Routine vaccines current; hepatitis A recommended, hepatitis B and typhoid for longer stays
Dengue is present year-round in Cartagena, with a wet-season peak — use DEET repellent, wear long sleeves at dusk, and consider that dengue mosquitoes bite during the day
Tap water is not drinkable. Buy bottled water (COP 3,000–5,000 a litre) or use a filter
Travel insurance that explicitly covers medical evacuation. Private hospitals in the city are good; major treatment usually happens in Bogotá, and evacuation is the expensive part
Yellow fever vaccination certificates can be requested on entry if you have come from an endemic country

Getting There

Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) is 9 km north of the walled city and about 15 minutes by taxi. It is a small, efficient airport with direct flights from Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena’s international routes to Miami, Atlanta, Madrid and Panama, and seasonal European charter service. See colombia.travel for official visitor information.

From	To	Time	Cost (COP)
CTG → Walled City	Taxi (meter)	15–20 min	30,000–40,000
CTG → Bocagrande	Taxi	20–25 min	35,000–50,000
CTG → Getsemaní	Taxi	15–20 min	30,000–40,000
CTG → Rosario Islands boat	Taxi to muelle then boat	45–90 min by sea	50,000–120,000
Medellín (MDE) → Cartagena	Flight	1h05	USD 90–180 return
Bogotá (BOG) → Cartagena	Flight	1h45	USD 110–220 return

Airport arrival tip: the airport has a proper “Gotico” terminal (Museo de las Americas) that is worth 20 minutes and free. Pre-book your airport transfer through your accommodation if you are arriving late — the airport taxi queue is the main place where unsolicited “tours” and inflated rates appear.

Getting around town

The walled city is a pedestrian maze. Getsemaní is a 10-minute walk across the wall. Bocagrande is a 20-minute walk or a COP 15,000 taxi ride. Beyond those three neighbourhoods you need a taxi, and the city’s bus network, while extensive, is genuinely difficult to use for a short trip.

Where to Stay

Cartagena has three distinct accommodation geographies, and choosing wrong costs you both money and experience.

Area	Vibe	1BR furnished (COP/mo)	Best for
Walled City (Centro Histórico)	Colonial, atmospheric, expensive, magical at night and empty by midday	3,500,000–6,000,000 (USD 875–1,500)	First-time visitors, short stays, people who want to walk out the door into history
Getsemaní	Arty, walkable, rooftop terraces, salsa bars, where the nomads actually live	2,000,000–3,500,000 (USD 500–875)	Digital nomads, month-plus stays, best-value colonial character
Bocagrande	Beachfront high-rises, pools, gyms, reliable fibre, no colonial charm	2,200,000–4,000,000 (USD 550–1,000)	Beach lifestyle, reliable internet, new-build apartment amenities

The Getsemaní detail that matters: rent runs 15–25% below comparable Bocagrande units, and older colonial houses subdivided into rentals often have no HOA admin fee at all. A furnished one-bedroom runs COP 2–3.5 million a month; a studio or room in a colonial house runs COP 1.2–1.8 million. The trade-off is internet: colonial buildings vary wildly building-to-building, so test the connection before you sign a lease. If reliable internet is non-negotiable and you cannot test first, a newer Bocagrande tower is the safer bet.

Booking strategy: rent for the first month on Airbnb, then walk the blocks and sign a longer lease in person. In Getsemaní, colonial house owners post “Se Arrienda” signs in windows that never appear online. If you are scouting in person, walk the streets around the Plazoleta and the Calle de las Damas.

Where to Eat

Cartagena’s food is Caribbean-coastal: fish, coconut, plantain, citrus and heat. The cheapest food in the city is excellent, and the gap between the best and worst meals in town is enormous.

Where	Dish	Cost (COP)	Notes
Streets of Getsemaní	Arepas de huevo, empanadas de carne	4,000–8,000	The single best value in Cartagena; buy from a cart with a queue of locals
Carne asada stalls, Plaza de Bolívar	bandeja de carne with patacones	18,000–28,000	Grilled meat, fried green plantain, lime
Bazurto Market food court	Seafood, coconut rice, fruit juices	15,000–30,000	Go with the crowd, not the air-conditioned front stalls
Avenida Venezuela (outside the walls)	Shrimp cocktail, ceviche, mango biche	12,000–25,000	The most reliable cheap fish in the city
San Diego Market	Local produce, juices, arepas	5,000–15,000	Best produce market; the juice stalls upstairs are the cheapest in town
Fine dining in the walled city	Tasting menus, ceviche, local fish	120,000–300,000+	Book ahead; several of the best rooms have only eight covers
Café in Getsemaní	Espresso, fresh juice	6,000–12,000	Cafe culture peaks in the morning and after 5pm

Vegetarian and vegan: getting better every year, particularly around Calle de las Damas in Getsemaní, but the classic protein here is fish. Menus in the walled city say “vegetarian options available” more often than they deliver. If you are strict, say so in Spanish when ordering — “sin carne, sin pollo, sin pescado” gets you a real answer.

Drink: say that you want agua con gas if you want a carbonated water, and always check the price before ordering — a bottle of water in a tourist restaurant in the walled city can run COP 15,000–25,000, and some menus list “agua” as a soft drink by default.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Seven days covers the walled city properly, the Rosario Islands, and a day in the hills. Adjust the order so the boat trip lands on a clear-weather day.

Day 1 — Arrival and the Walled City at dusk

Time	Activity	Notes
14:00	Land at CTG, taxi to your accommodation	COP 30,000–40,000 to the walled city
15:30	Check in, hydrate, and settle	You will be warm immediately; do not schedule anything strenuous on arrival
17:00	Walk the Walled City perimeter	Enter at the Torre del Reloj and walk the walls west toward Plaza de los Coches and Santo Domingo
18:30	Plaza de Bolívar and the Cathedral	Free to enter; the cloister is the calmest place in the city
20:00	Dinner inside the walls	Eat where the streets are still busy; the plazas empty fast after 21:00

Plan B (rain or heat): skip the wall walk and do the Museo del Oro Zenú and the Museo de Arte Moderno in the Palacio de la Inquisición, both indoors, both excellent, both cheap.

Day 2 — Castillo San Felipe and the northern walls

Time	Activity	Notes
08:00	Early walk before the heat	The walled city at 8am is empty, cool and photogenic
09:00	Castillo San Felipe de Barajas	COP 25,000; the largest fortification in South America. Tunnels, drawbridges and the cannon batteries with the best view of the port
11:00	San Pedro Claver museum and Casa del Marques	COP 20,000 each; a 17th-century merchant’s house and the room where Claver’s body lies
13:00	Lunch in the Santo Domingo square	Lively, loud, and good
15:00	Convento de la Popa (La Popa)	COP 18,000 plus a bus. Hilltop convent with a 360-degree view of the walled city and the bay
18:00	Sunset on the San Diego bastion	The best wall walk in the city; a sea view without the Café del Mar markup

Plan B: if the Castillo is too hot, swap it for the naval museum at Santa Teresa Square and add the beach at Playa Azul.

Day 3 — Rosario Islands boat day

Time	Activity	Notes
07:30	Shared boat or speedboat to Islas del Rosario	Speedboat 45 min, COP 120,000–250,000; large slow boat 90 min, COP 25,000–60,000 including lunch
09:00	Snorkel at the reef	The Rosario Islands are a marine park; the coral and fish are the reason to go
12:00	Lunch on the island or Playa Blanca	Usually included in the fare; fresh fish and coconut rice
14:00	Playa Blanca and the San Bernardo archipelago	White sand, shallow water, the best beach within an hour of the city
17:00	Return to the city	The bioluminescence night tours run a separate schedule — see the Insider Tips

Plan B: if the sea is rough and boats are cancelled, spend the day inland — the San Fernando and San Pedro Claver houses, the aromatic plant and rum distilleries outside the city, and the artisan quarter.

Day 4 — Getsemaní, street art and salsa

Time	Activity	Notes
09:00	Café del Mar, or better, the quieter cafés on Callejón del Recodo	COP 12,000–20,000 for coffee with a wall view
10:30	Walk the street art of Getsemaní	The murals are signed and dated; a free walking tour leaves from the Plaza de los Coches most mornings
12:30	Lunch at the Mercado de Bazurto	The city’s working market; eat at the fondas on the second floor
15:00	Convento de Santo Domingo and the artisan workshops	Ceramics, leather, embroidered blouses — you can watch most of it being made
18:00	Salsa at a Getsemaní courtyard	Entry often free with a minimal food spend; live bands most nights
22:00	Late dinner	The city is at its most alive between 10pm and 1am

Plan B: if you want a quieter day, take the public bus to Santa Marta (2.5 hours) — but make it a two-day trip, not a day trip.

Day 5 — Hills, rum and the artisan route

Time	Activity	Notes
09:00	Bus or taxi up to La Popa	Cheaper by bus; take a taxi if you want to linger
10:00	Botanical garden and the Shrine of Our Lady of La Popa	COP 20,000; the church is worth the climb alone
12:00	Descend to San Diego and the Puppet Palace	A 400-year-old marionette theatre with an extraordinary wooden collection; COP 12,000
14:00	Lunch in San Diego	Food, drink and shade; this is the working half of the city
16:00	Zirpes and rum tasting	Colombia’s illicit and artisanal rum scene is a real tradition; several legal small-batch distilleries run tours
19:00	Ride along the coast to Bocagrande	A taxi down the beach road at sunset, COP 20,000

Plan B: substitute the Casa de las Vueltas or the city’s modern art museum for the rum tasting if you are driving.

Day 6 — Bocagrande, the beach and the hammock

Time	Activity	Notes
08:30	Walk to Bocagrande beach	Twenty minutes on foot from Getsemaní; COP 0 to sit on the sand
10:00	Beach club or public beach	Beach clubs run COP 40,000–90,000 a day with loungers; the public stretch is free
12:30	Lunch at a beachfront shack	Ceviche and a cold beer for COP 35,000–50,000
15:00	Option A: Cartagena Convention Center and the shoreline walk	Option B: La Boquilla — a Blue Flag fishing village 20 minutes north, the kitesurfing spot
18:00	Sunset drinks	Café del Mar is the Instagram option; the same sunset is free from the San Diego wall
20:00	Dinner in Bocagrande	More predictable and more expensive than Getsemaní, but easier with a group

Plan B: La Boquilla plus a trip to the mangrove mangroves for birding if the weather turns.

Day 7 — Slow morning and departure

Time	Activity	Notes
08:30	Last coffee and a final wall walk	Early, before the heat and the crowds
10:00	Last shopping	Leather, woven hats, ceramics,coffee and cocoa from the San Diego market
11:30	Check out, store bags if your flight is late	Most hotels hold luggage free for a few hours
13:00	Taxi to CTG	Allow 45 minutes plus 2 hours at the airport for international flights

Plan B: if you have a long layover, the Gotico terminal museum at the airport and the Castillo San Fernando across the road are both worth the walk.

Practical Tips

The walls are the attraction, so use them early. The walled city is effectively a pedestrian village. It is beautiful at 7am and packed by 11am.
Cash, cash, cash. Many small shops, market stalls and taxis in the walled city do not take cards, and foreign cards are frequently declined at ATMs inside the old city. Use a bank ATM (Bancolombia, Davivienda) rather than a standalone one.
Dress modestly inside the churches. Several cathedrals enforce it with staff at the door, and you will be turned away for a sleeveless top or shorts.
Tipping is optional but growing. Round up in restaurants; 10% is welcome in upscale places; street vendors rarely expect it.
Learn five words of Spanish. “Cuánto cuesta”, “¿me puede dar la cuenta?”, “no hablo español” and “el baño, por favor” will change how every interaction goes.
The heat is the real logistics problem. Plan outdoor work for 7–11am and 4–7pm. If you are working remotely, take the hottest hours off and work from a cafe with air conditioning and a plug.
Bolivarianpeso exchange rate moves constantly. Budget apps and card transactions use the live rate; street changers in the Plaza de Bolívar and outside the airport routinely quote 2–5% worse. If you change cash, count the notes at the counter.
Sunday and public holidays are quiet. Many shops and several attractions close. Check the Colombian holiday calendar before you plan a market or museum day.

Before You Go: Last-Minute Checks

Insider Tips

Walk the walls at both ends of the day. Early morning gives you the coral stone, the sea and almost no people. Late evening gives you the lights of the old city from above. The middle of the day is the worst of both.
The coffee and rum scene in the walled city is historic and specific. Tasting rooms in the Plaza de Bolívar and on Calle de la Mona serve small-batch Colombian coffee and rum from the same producers. Ask for the café de origen if you want a single farm, not a blend.
The bioluminescence tours are a separate booking. The plankton glow in the Rosario Islands and off Bocagrande is visible on dark, moonless nights — roughly 45 minutes of blue-green light in the wake of the boat. Book it independently of the day-trip boats and insist on a moon-phase check; a bright moon ruins it.
The daily market at San Diego opens around 6am. By 9am the best fruit is gone and the prices double. This is where a local actually shops, and it is worth a 6am alarm.
Mango biche is the thing to try. Unripe mango with salt, lime and chilli, sold by vendors on Calle de la Iglesia inside the walls. It is not a smoothie and it is not sweet.
Get a real massage in Getsemaní, not a street one. A proper one-hour massage runs COP 80,000–150,000. The foot-massage stands on the street are a different service and a different price.
Book the Castillo San Felipe early. It opens at 8am and by 10am the tunnels are a single-file queue. It is also cooler and emptier in the first hour.
Do not accept unsolicited offers of “the best price on the islands” or “coffee in my hotel.” The tourism desk in your hotel is the cheapest place to buy a boat ticket, and they will get you a licensed operator.

Etiquette & Culture

Greet before you ask. “Buenos días” or “buenas tardes” before any interaction, including with shopkeepers and taxi drivers, is expected and it changes the interaction entirely.
Photography in the churches and the Santo Domingo workshops needs permission. Some artisans are happy to be photographed; some are not. Ask.
The “no todo está incluido” rule. Colombia has a well-earned reputation for unofficial surcharges: an “extra” charge for a table service, a “tourist fee,” an “additional” on the bill. Check the bill carefully and ask about anything you did not order.
Ask before photographing police, military, or anyone in uniform. Restrictions exist and fines are real.
Do not photograph people at the San Diego or La Boquilla markets without asking — you will be photographing working vendors in their own neighbourhood.
The walled city is a residential neighbourhood. Residents of the UNESCO zone live behind those beautiful doors. Loud street behaviour, drunken shouting and public arguing carry a different weight here than in a resort town.
Do not make the mistake of confusing Spanish for Portuguese, or Colombia for Venezuela or Brazil. Being corrected on this is a fast way to lose goodwill. The accent is Coastal Colombian, with a distinctive lilt, and “vos” is used in some coastal speech.
Colombia is a Catholic country with strong social norms. Religion is visible in public life; joking about it with locals is fine, with strangers it is not.

Useful Phrases

Spanish	Pronunciation	Meaning
¿Cuánto cuesta?	KWAN-toh KWES-ta	How much does it cost?
¿Me puede dar la cuenta?	meh PWE-deh dar la KWEN-ta	Can you give me the bill?
No hablo español	noh ah-BLOH es-pah-NYOL	I do not speak Spanish
¿Dónde está… ?	DOHN-deh es-TAH	Where is…?
El baño, por favor	el BAH-nyoh por fah-VOR	The bathroom, please
¿Aceptan tarjetas?	ah-SEP-tahn tar-HEH-tahs	Do you accept cards?
La cuenta, por favor	la KWEN-ta por fah-VOR	The bill, please
¿Está incluyendo?	es-TAH ink-luh-YEN-doh	Is this included?
Un café, por favor	oon kah-FEH por fah-VOR	A coffee, please
Un jugo de naranja	oon HOO-goh deh nah-RAHN-hah	An orange juice

FAQs

Is Cartagena safe for solo travellers? Broadly yes, with the usual caveat that safety in Cartagena is a neighbourhood question, not a city question. The walled city, Plaza de Bolívar, Santo Domingo and Getsemaní are well lit and heavily patrolled by police, and the city’s homicide rate is far below the national average. The genuine risk is petty: pickpocketing in crowded plazas and on the buses, inflated taxi fares, and short-term rental scams where a stranger offers you a “great price” on a rooftop tour or a boat. Standard advice applies: do not walk outside the walled city alone late at night, do not display valuables in the Plaza de Bolívar, and book anything boat-related through your hotel.

Do I need a visa to visit Cartagena? Most nationalities receive a 90-day tourist permit (PIP) free on arrival and can extend to 180 days through Migración Colombia. The tourist permit does not legally authorise remote work for a foreign employer, although enforcement is uneven and many visitors work anyway. If you are a remote worker planning to stay, the Visa V Nómada Digital is the correct instrument.

How much does the digital nomad visa cost and what do I need to earn? About USD 150 in total: a COP 339,000 (USD 85–90) non-refundable study fee, plus roughly USD 170 issuance on approval, plus USD 170 for a foreign ID card if you stay past six months. The income requirement is legally three times the Colombian minimum wage — COP 5,252,715 per month for 2026, which converts to roughly USD 1,300–1,400 depending on the exchange rate you use, and it resets every January. You need three months of bank statements, health insurance covering Colombia for the full visa period, a work letter from a foreign employer or proof of a foreign business, and a criminal background check.

Can I stay in Colombia on a digital nomad visa for a full year? Not continuously. The Visa V caps physical presence at 180 days per calendar year. Colombia is a superb base for splitting a year across countries, and a poor fit for twelve uninterrupted months. It also does not count toward the five-year residency path — for that you need an M visa (spouse, pensioner, investor, or local employment).

What is the best time to visit Cartagena? December to April is the dry season. The best value and best weather is late November and February through March. Late December to 10 January is the peak — the city is full, accommodation rates spike, and some properties enforce minimum four-night stays. May to November is the rainy season: hot, humid, with short heavy afternoon downpours, but lower prices and far fewer visitors.

Is Cartagena expensive? Not for a city of its quality. A long-stay month in a furnished Getsemaní one-bedroom runs COP 2–3.5 million (USD 500–875) plus about USD 400–700 of living costs, so USD 1,200–1,800 a month is realistic for a comfortable solo life. Bocagrande pushes toward USD 1,800–2,600. Day-to-day spending in the walled city can be as low as COP 60,000 if you eat at the stalls.

Do I need to go to the Rosario Islands, or is there a beach in the city? Both. Bocagrande and Playa Azul are right there and are fine for swimming. The Rosario Islands are a different experience: a marine park with real coral, boat access and no crowds. Give it a full day and go in the dry season.

Can I work from the walled city? Yes, and it is one of the more pleasant places to do it — but bandwidth and air conditioning vary wildly by building. Test the connection in person before signing any lease, particularly in older colonial properties.

Medellín, Colombia — Colombia’s other great nomad base, with permanent spring weather and a large community
Mexico City, Mexico — the Americas’ largest nomad hub, with the continent’s most connected airport
Tulum, Mexico — a Caribbean coast with a beach-town pace and a different, smaller-scale nomad scene