Culture

Mauricio Puentes, star of Roa

An actor and an assassination

Mauricio Puentes, the star of new Colombian film, Roa, discusses the role and how he came to make his feature film debut.

Cartagena Film Festival 2013 Opening Night

Roa: opening with a bang

New film Roa, from Colombian director Andres Baiz, opened the Cartagena Film Festival to thunderous applause.

Operation E, the controversial film debuting in Colombia at FICCI 53

Cartagena uncensored

The Cartagena International Film Festival takes place this week, bringing in cineastes and filmmakers from around the world.

A displaced family in Colombia

Voices of the displaced

A new book chronicles the powerful stories of 23 internally displaced people from Colombia's armed conflict.

Curators from the Louvre Ancient Civilization Department

From Olympus to Macarena

Louvre curators wired with the Museo Nacional to open a first-in-Colombia exhibition of ancient Greek ceramics.

Mochilas Colombianas on display

The ‘mochila’ factor

Must-have accessories for Colombians and visitors alike, mochilas from the Northern coast are cultural and fashion icons.

Book Covers

Books for art lovers

For aesthetes and book lovers, January is the perfect month to find end-of-year art books fresh on bookshelves.

FinDAC in Cartagena by Rainbow Nelson

One wall at a time

Artist Fin DAC helped inspire kids in one of Cartagena's poorest neighborhoods through the power of street art.

Colombia: Tierra de Luz

Land of light

The Colombia Tierra de Luz project increases environmental sustainability while healing wounds caused by the conflict.


Pedro Ruiz

A vision of ‘Oro’

Bogotano artist Pedro Ruiz's new exhibition, Oro, depicts an idealized and emotionally charged Colombia.


Bogotá DJ Lina Una

Lina turns turntables

As DJ, Lina Una draws upon her education in anthropology to mix a multicultural musical experience.

Interfaz Comics 4-Rios

4Rios: comics for peace

4-Rios aims to educate a new generation of Colombians about the gritty details of the nation's infamous conflict through an engaging interactive graphic project.