Columbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States.Many who haven’t travelled to Colombia mistakenly imagine the country as a dangerous land of drugs, guerrillas and rainforests.but Colombia is now safe to visit and travelers are discovering what they’ve been missing. The diversity of the country may astonish you. Colombia is a country for “travellers” more than tourists; if you are willing to spend some days babbling Spanish, dealing with a different perception of time and marvelling yourself at a country full of contradictions, this is your place.There are in fact many tourists that do still travel to the capital, Bogota or to the legendary resort town of Cartagena and the duty-free offshore island province of San Andres. Most visitors enjoy a fascinating, exciting and trouble-free experience and usually make the trip as part of an organised package tour.Columbia offers all of the basic services traditionally provided by most cities – fire, police, public health, transportation, recreation, solid waste management, wastewater and storm water management, business services, streets and sidewalks, to mention a few. Additionally, Columbia also operates a regional airport, a short line railroad, a water utility and an electric utility. Columbia’s industrial base is growing and there is plenty to see and do.Colombia is a gem of a destination that as yet has to be explored by modern travellers as it slowly struggles to shed its unpalatable reputation to reveal its unique beauty.