Colombian departments and the Capital District, found on the map
Explore all 32 departments and Bogotá’s separate Capital District. Zoom in for the coffee departments and Caribbean islands.
33 to find, 8 a run.
5 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
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Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Amazonas
- Antioquia
- Arauca
- Atlántico
- Bogotá, Capital District
- Bolívar
- Boyacá
- Caldas
- Caquetá
- Casanare
- Cauca
- Cesar
- Chocó
- Córdoba
- Cundinamarca
- Guainía
- Guaviare
- Huila
- La Guajira
- Magdalena
- Meta
- Nariño
- Norte de Santander
- Putumayo
- Quindío
- Risaralda
- San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina
- Santander
- Sucre
- Tolima
- Valle del Cauca
- Vaupés
- Vichada
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Amazonas
- Leticia stands beside the Amazon at the meeting of Colombia, Peru and Brazil. Forest and rivers dominate this department.
- Antioquia
- Medellín lies in the Aburrá Valley. The Cauca River crosses Antioquia, which also reaches the Caribbean around the Gulf of Urabá.
- Arauca
- Arauca city stands on the river of the same name. The department connects eastern Andean slopes with the Llanos plains.
- Atlántico
- Barranquilla stands near the Magdalena River’s mouth. Atlántico lies between Bolívar and the river separating it from Magdalena department.
- Bogotá, Capital District
- Bogotá has its own district administration, separate from Cundinamarca. Its long southern extension includes part of the Sumapaz páramo.
- Bolívar
- Cartagena faces the Caribbean in the north. Farther south, the Magdalena connects river towns including Mompox.
- Boyacá
- Boyacá includes Andean farming valleys and high mountain landscapes. The 1819 Battle of Boyacá took place near Tunja.
- Caldas
- Manizales sits on steep Andean slopes. Caldas extends from the Cauca valley towards the Magdalena valley across the Central Cordillera.
- Caquetá
- Florencia stands at the Andean foothills. The Caquetá River flows southeast and eventually enters Brazil, where it is called the Japurá.
- Casanare
- Casanare stretches from the Eastern Cordillera into the Llanos. Its rivers feed the Meta and then the Orinoco.
- Cauca
- Popayán lies in the highlands, while the department also reaches the Pacific. The Cauca and Magdalena rivers rise in the Colombian Massif.
- Cesar
- Valledupar is associated with vallenato music. The Cesar River drains south towards the Ciénaga de Zapatosa and Magdalena system.
- Chocó
- The Atrato flows north from near Quibdó to the Caribbean. Chocó has both Pacific and Caribbean coastline, with extensive rainforest.
- Córdoba
- Montería stands on the Sinú River. Córdoba combines Caribbean coastal landscapes with river valleys and cattle farming inland.
- Cundinamarca
- Cundinamarca surrounds Bogotá but does not include the Capital District. Its western slopes descend towards the Magdalena River.
- Guainía
- Inírida stands near the river of the same name. At the Estrella Fluvial de Inírida, several rivers meet before their waters reach the Orinoco.
- Guaviare
- San José del Guaviare stands beside the Guaviare River. The department connects the Llanos with Amazonian forest.
- Huila
- The Magdalena flows north through Huila. San Agustín’s archaeological sites lie in the department’s southern highlands.
- La Guajira
- Riohacha faces the Caribbean. Wayuu communities live on both sides of the Colombia–Venezuela border in this dry peninsula.
- Magdalena
- Santa Marta stands below the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. The river forming the department’s western side separates it from Atlántico and Bolívar.
- Meta
- Villavicencio is a gateway to the eastern plains. The Meta River flows northeast into the Orinoco, while Caño Cristales lies near La Macarena.
- Nariño
- Pasto lies in the Andes near Galeras volcano. Nariño also includes Tumaco on the Pacific and Las Lajas Sanctuary near Ipiales.
- Norte de Santander
- Cúcuta connects with Venezuela across the border. The Catatumbo basin occupies the north of the department.
- Putumayo
- Mocoa stands in the Andean foothills. The Putumayo River marks stretches of Colombia’s southern border before flowing into Brazil.
- Quindío
- Salento and the Cocora Valley lie in Quindío. Wax palms rise above the valley on the western side of the Central Cordillera.
- Risaralda
- Pereira stands above the Cauca valley. Risaralda forms part of the Coffee Cultural Landscape and includes Andean forest habitats.
- San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina
- The archipelago lies east of Nicaragua, far from mainland Colombia. Its Raizal communities have an English-based creole tradition.
- Santander
- Bucaramanga is the capital. The Chicamocha Canyon cuts through the department, whose western side reaches the Magdalena valley.
- Sucre
- Sincelejo lies inland from the Gulf of Morrosquillo. The southern part of Sucre reaches the low river plains of La Mojana.
- Tolima
- Ibagué sits at the foot of the Central Cordillera. The Magdalena flows along Tolima’s eastern side, below volcanic highlands.
- Valle del Cauca
- Cali stands in the Cauca River valley. Buenaventura is the department’s Pacific port; offshore Malpelo is administered through Buenaventura.
- Vaupés
- Mitú stands on the Vaupés River, called the Uaupés in Brazil. Indigenous communities and river transport are central to this forest region.
- Vichada
- Puerto Carreño stands where the Meta meets the Orinoco. El Tuparro National Natural Park protects savannas, rivers and gallery forest.
How this one works
How many departments and the Capital District are on the map?
33. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 5 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Colombia page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 33 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Colombia keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
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