Quarantine brought tourism to a standstill in Cartagena. For a city that has endured pestilence and siege, COVID-19 will too become memory.
The streets of Bogotá are dotted with historical refrains, plenty of absurdity and graffitied truths. Shem, a minor penman, offers some wit and droll for minds in lockdown.
The Puente de Boyacá joins the alumbrados across the nation with a festive display of lights marking the country’s bicentenary of independence.
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.
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.
Colombian historian Jorge Orlando Melo has made Colombia his main subject of study and analysis. His most recent book is a research study on Colombian identity.
Colombia defies all categorization as history has shown, explains Jimmy Weiskopf.
A replica of Colombia’s only black president is being displayed in Casa de Narin?o, but the legacy of Juan José Nieto Gil remains one of abandonment and historical exclusion
After the announcement by UNESCO of Chiribiquete’s World Heritage status, the Colombian government expanded the size of the park to a total of 4 million hectares.
Colombia and Spain have reached an agreement to work together in the recovery of the legendary San José galleon.
Colombia’s 19th century black president José Nieto Gil’s memory has all but been whitewashed” by subtle racism and political intrigue.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution confirmed Monday that a REMBUS 6000 submersible vehicle captured thousands of images of the “holy grail of shipwrecks” – the Galeón San José
A robot submarine has captured the first-ever color pictures of the remains of the San José galleon, six hundred meters deep on the ocean floor near Cartagena.
The mystery of how an English nurse ended up in a Colombian gold mine has also revealed the existence of a cemetery for foreigners in El Pato.
Korean soprano Sumi Jo joins Valeriano Lanchas for the Colón’s 125th anniversary gala, and an event that includes free concerts, poetry recitals, family entertainment and guided tours.
Reed’s 19th century obelisk in honor of the Independence Martyrs was inaugurated on the first anniversary of the ‘El Bronx’ intervention.