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HONEYMOON DESTINATIONS Planning your honeymoon is one of the most exciting parts of the wedding journey – the only question is, where to go? These are some of the hottest destinations this year.
Colombia
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This beautiful South American country boasts breath-taking landscapes, luxury boutique hotels and resorts, and a number of different locales, from sandy Caribbean beaches, cosy mountain houses and hot savannah plains to the Amazon rainforest, modern cities and plenty of activities for adventurers. You can choose to stay on the mainland, in a city
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like Cartagena or Barichara; or visit some of
Costa Rica’s official motto is pura vida (this is living!) and it’s not hard to see why. With two astounding coasts, spectacular forests and mountains, an endless number of things to do and an incredible selection of luxury and boutique hotels and resorts, Costa Rica is a fantastic honeymoon destination with something to suit every kind of couple, and will really have you say ‘this is the life!’ From
which is surrounded by what is often referred to as the sea of seven colours; San Andrés, which is more commercial but still provides great opportunities for diving, snorkelling, swimming and other water sports; or the Rosario Islands, an archipelago of about 27 islands which together form a Colombian National Park, to preserve the fragile coral reef systems which inhabit the area.
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Costa Rica
Colombia’s many islands, such as Providencia,
the Papagayo Peninsula, that has several upscale resorts, a beach club and a marina, and the lush greenery of Manuel Antonio, with a magnificent national park and diving and snorkelling facilities, to Tamarindo, which has an unbeatable selection of nightlife spots, restaurants, spas, shopping opportunities, tours and beaches, and to the friendly bohemian town of Santa Teresa on the Nicoya Peninsula, you can make all your wildest honeymoon dreams come true. 77