The soloist with the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, Fernando Montaño returns to the Colón with Viaje Barroco, a story of immigrants set to the arias of Vivaldi, Pergolesi and Vinci.
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Colombians to march Sunday in defiance of terrorism
Colombians are rallying around their National Police in a huge outpouring of emotion after 20 cadets were killed in a car bomb orchestrated by the ELN guerrilla.
Duque to Colombia: “Stand united” as death toll from Bogotá bomb reaches 21
Hours after a car bomb exploded inside a police academy in Colombian capital Bogotá, President Iván Duque rallied compatriots to “stand united” against terrorism.
Love and time travel at the International Music Festival of Cartagena
The 13th edition of the International Music Festival of Cartagena ended with a stellar performance of Mozart’s opera buffa Cosi Fan Tutte and Gustav Holst’s The Planets.
Italy’s violin-makers showcased at Cartagena Music Festival.
The International Music Festival of Cartagena is hosting as part of its education agenda workshops and talks on the tradition of Italy’s luthiers.
International Music Festival of Cartagena defies gravity with stellar concerts
Stellar performances Thursday during the International Music Festival of Cartagena show why this yearly event is a must for music lovers.
Batuta: Colombia’s youth orchestras and harmonies of hope
Batuta was modeled after Venezuela’s El Sistema to provide musical training to youngsters as a fundamental right.
Julia Salvi: “This festival is a showcase of Colombia”
The theme of January’s edition of the International Music Festival of Cartagena is Celestial Harmony with invited guests John Eliot Gardiner and London’s Philharmonia among others.
Editorial: In search of Colombianness and other year-end thoughts
With a mandate of change, Iván Duque must jump-start the country’s economic engine and work towards consensus in Colombia.
Fernando Urbina and the Spanish Conquest in Rock Art
Fernando Urbina has dedicated 40-years of research to Colombia’s ancient rock art. His discovery of petroglyphs in remote territories show the first contact between conquistadores and Amazonian tribes.
Duque enacts austerity measures as Colombia looks to balance budget
President Iván Duque reaches 100 days in office by enacting austerity measures to balance the books with a fiscal deficit and guarantee funds for public education.
Editorial: The final word for the Latin American left
As migrants flee abject poverty and crime across the region, Venezuela’s Maduro can use Trump’s anti-Latino rhetoric to give the left in Latin America a voice with the electorate.
Yidan 2018 Laureate Larry Hedges on education to “bridge social divides”
Professor Larry Hedges has been awarded the 2018 Yidan Prize, the world’s largest endowment for education research. The pioneering statistician at Northwestern spoke about the role of higher education in the United States.
The Elders and a Huitoto healing
The Elders of the Huitoto are commemorating 30-years of the Colombian government’s recognition of their ancestral territory.
Guadalupe and Colombia’s other rainbow river
A devout town in Santander is promoting its own “rainbow river” to visitors and claims it’s equally as beautiful as Cano Cristales.
Duque and Trump: A shared vision
President Trump is scheduled to visit Colombia next month, at a time in which the country faces a surge in coca production. Counterpart Duque must prove he isn’t “just another Colombian president.”