Challenging Airports – Manizales, Colombia (SKMZ)

The Cordillera Central is the highest of the three branches of the Colombian Andes. With mountains soaring to heights above 17,000ft, the region is heavily contoured, dotted with volcanic peaks and contains ecosystems ranging from swamps and lagoons to high Andean glaciers and forests. Deep in the heart of this mountainous area, the city of Manizales, with a population of nearly one million people, winds itself through the steep western foothills of the Central Andes. The city is a nexus