Colombian anthropologist Alvaro Soto discovered the Ciudad Perdida in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 40 years ago.
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A front row seat to the fiestas of Colombia
It’s all fun and dance from January to mid year as Colombia rolls out its exhaustive fiesta calendar. Take your pick on which party suits you best.
Enrique Serrano: A writer of our times, and “out of time”
Enrique Serrano is an academic of philosophy and international relations. He has authored award-winning novels of nations and history’s great villains. He talks about what is means to be “Colombian”
Editorial: Our ‘Spiral of Silence’
It couldn’t get any stranger than 2016, a year in which “change” swept across the world and Colombia with its peace came out relatively unscathed.
The seen and unseen world of Fontcuberta’s ‘Pareidolia’
An exhibition at the Museum of Art of the Banco de la República presents the photo-essays of Catalan photographer Joan Fontcuberta.
Colombia outraged over brutal murder of young girl from humble indigenous family
The brutal rape, torture, and killing of a seven-year young girl from an indigenous community has outraged Colombians. A prominent Bogotá architect is now in custody.
The Colón Theatre debuts with Flora Martínez’s ‘Frida Libre’
A poignant rendition of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo’s life comes to the Theatre Colón with ‘Frida Libre’ and starring actress Flora Martínez.
Paisaje Cultural Cafetero: Wax palms with Colombia coffee
Colombia’s coffee region was inscribed on the UN World Heritage List for its natural beauty, Antioquian architecture, traditional craftmanship – and of course – famous beans.
Colombia, FARC sign historic end to conflict
On Thursday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader alias “Timochenko” met in Bogotá to sign a new final peace accord.
Final and revised peace accord to be signed Thursday at the Colón Theatre
The revised peace accord between the Colombian Government and FARC will be signed Thursday in Bogotá’s iconic Colón Theatre.
Revised Final Accord with FARC could be signed Tuesday in Colombia’s capital
The revised Final Accord with FARC will be signed Tuesday in the Colombia capital during a solemn ceremony in the colonial home of Liberator Simon Bolivar.
A new peace accord for Colombia with its November rain
With a new peace accord reached in Havana with FARC, Colombians now brace for a wet winter.
Don’t just retire in Colombia, ‘relive’ here
Vivenza offers comfortable retirement options for seniors interested in living the good life just a few miles from Colombia’s capital.
Colombia’s Hass avocados to head stateside
Once native to California, Colombia’s Hass avocado is becoming this country’s golden export and now certified for U.S consumers.
A performance for life
Alejandra Borrero’s work and creative life projects, including the Casa-E Social performance group, have helped thousands of Colombians heal from the scourge of sexual violence through visual and performing arts.
Lonely Planet ranks Colombia as a must visit destination for 2017
Colombia ranks second as best destination to visit in 2017 by Lonely Planet. The top ranked nation is Canada.