I'll be honest, my main reason for going to San Andres wasn't to visit San Andres. I really wanted to check out Providencia. Nevertheless, I decided to spend a couple of days exploring the island whilst passing through.

The kind of island where everyone knows everyone, Providencia in Colombia is a world away from the chaotic life of a busy mainland city. Stretching 17km around, it takes no more than an hour to do a loop around the island at a...