In June 2012 Google Colombia announced to the media that the Google Street View cars would be circulating throughout Colombia collecting images. In September 2013 Google Street View became available. It covers a major part of the Colombian territory including 21 cities and many smaller towns. Among the major cities covered by Street view are Bogotá, Cartagena, Manizales, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Santa Marta and Neiva. According to Semana magazine, the first stage of image collection included a coverage of more than 30.000 km of streets and roads.