Colombia’s Central Bank has issued a commemorative $10,000 pesos coin based on an old mint that circulated during the Independence.
The Puente de Boyacá joins the alumbrados across the nation with a festive display of lights marking the country’s bicentenary of independence.
The National Museum of Colombia is hosting its last exhibition of the country’s bicentenary with works by Independence painters Figueroa, Gil de Castro, and Espinosa.
The new exhibition at the National Museum, 1819: A significant year looks at the independence struggle from the vantage of 10 social groups who defined the course of history.
Photo Gallery: To mark 200 years of the Pantano de Vargas battle that helped secure Colombia’s independence, the monument was the site of an impressive military ceremony.
As part of the bicentenary celebrations of 1819, Colombia’s Armed Forces are reenacting the route taken by General Simón Bolívar.
Veinte de Julio falls on a Saturday and national holiday that commemorates 200 of Independence. Here, some cultural events, as well as the celebrated parade.
As the country celebrates 200 years of Independence, The City Paper follows the trail of the Liberator from Tame in Arauca, through Casanare, and into the mountains of Boyaca?.