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Idartes’ María Claudia Parias on Bogotá’s cultural platforms and vision for 2025

By Richard Emblin - December 13, 2024

María Claudia Parias of Bogotá’s Idartes is at the heart of transformative initiatives. From the Biennale of Art for Childhood to innovative public spaces for dance and music, the Colombian capital is not only a hub of creativity but a city that understands the importance of art as a tool for social cohesion and individual well-being.

Colombian painter Fernando Botero spoke with The City Paper.

Fernando Botero (1932-2023): Of Masterpieces and Monuments

By Maria Cristina Pignalosa - September 15, 2023

The works of the great master of the visual narrative, Colombia’s Fernando Botero, are as corpulent as they are compositions of humanity’s uncertainty.

Soprano Betty Garcés: Colombia’s leading lady of song

By Richard Emblin - March 8, 2023

From Buenaventura to performances on the world’s stage, soprano Betty Garcés is Colombia’s leading lady of Opera.

Rasmus Munk takes culinary cues from Colombia’s Amazon

By Richard Emblin - December 14, 2022

The two-Michelin-star chef Rasmus Munk of Copenhagen’s Alchemist spoke to The City Paper during a stop-over in Bogotá as he headed to the Colombian Amazon.

Composer Jorge Velosa of the Carrangeros de Raquira.

Jorge Velosa: Colombia’s lone ranger of carranga

By Richard Emblin - October 7, 2021

Jorge Velosa is the master minstrel of Colombia’s legendary musical rovers Los Carrangueros de Raquira. Band rooted in historical memory and melancholy.

Max Kirschberg: A survivor of the horrors of Auschwitz

By Richard Emblin - January 29, 2021

From Breslau to Bogotá, Max Kirschberg recounts his years at Auschwitz and how he co-founded one of Colombia’s most important dry cleaning companies.

Jorge Tello: Scientific secrets from the Colombian bee hive

By Richard Emblin - March 31, 2020

Bees are humanity’s first line of defense in pest and disease control, but these winged warriors are headed to extinction. Professor Tello wants farmers to turn to api-agriculture.

Clemencia Echeverri and projected realities in Liminal

By Richard Emblin - December 2, 2019

Two decades of artistic creation by Clemencia Echeverri is the subject of a retrospective at the Banco de la Repu?blica’s Museum Miguel Urruti?a (MAMU).

Chef Sebastián Pinzón of Celele: “Cooking is a game of the senses”

By Richard Emblin - September 23, 2019

Having served jurors of San Pellegrino’s Young Chef Award a Jurel fish in a sour guayaba broth, chef Sebastián Pinzón of Celele shared his vision of running a seafood kitchen in Cartagena.

Chef Alejandro Cuéllar and the edible world

By Richard Emblin - July 29, 2019

Seedlings, flowers, and everything that can be foraged make up the food canvas of Alejandro Cuéllar, the chef of Canasto and recipient of the Revelation Chef Award in 2014.

Jorge Orlando Melo: “Colombia is a field of research unto itself”

By Richard Emblin - March 1, 2019

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.

Ruven Afanador and Ana González capture the secret Colombia

By Richard Emblin - September 24, 2018

Photographer Ruven Afanador and artist Ana González tribute the beauty and inherent sense of style of Colombia’s indigenous women in a collaborative project: Daughters of Water

The Rolling Ruanas: A success story that rocks traditional carranga

By Richard Emblin - May 29, 2018

From social media sensation to household name, the peculiar sound of Los Rolling Ruanas is conquering international audiences.

Jim and Olga de Amaral: Lives Reflected in Art

By Richard Emblin - June 30, 2017

Jim Amaral and Olga de Amaral are Colombia’s artistic duo. Recent exhibitions offer a glimpse on lives dedicated to marriage, children and creative expression.

Hay Festival: Tom Hart-Dyke as “the hostage gardener”

By Sebastien Longhurst - February 5, 2014

Tom Hart-Dyke’s lecture at Hay recalled his kidnapping in the Darién in 1999 and how orchids and humor saved his life.

Dan Eley returns to Colombia with new foundation

By Richard Emblin - September 2, 2013

After surviving an accident in 2010, Dan Eley has made several trips to Cali in order to help youngsters get a new start.