A recently released book looks at the architecture of Salamina and town that charms architects inspired by the Antioquia colonization.
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Colombia’s traditional trades included in UNESCO’s safeguarding register
The Colombian methodology of apprentice-teacher learning and work schools for peacebuilding has been included in UNESCO’s Register of Good Safeguarding Practices.
Bogotá hosts UNESCO’s 14 session for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
Bogotá is the first Latin American capital to host UNESCO’s 14.COM: the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The director of Bogotá’s Gold Museum talks about the 80-year collection
Archaeologist María Alicia Uribe is in charge of conserving one of the most impressive gold collections in the world as director of Bogotá’s Museo del Oro.
Colombia recovers stolen patrimony during FBI raid in Indiana
An FBI investigation recovered 40 pre-Columbian artifacts smuggled out of Colombia and which were in the hands of an antiquities collector.
Juan José Nieto Gil recognized as Colombia’s black president
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
Big Picture: The old colored doors of Quindío
After multiple trips to the heart of Colombia’s Coffee Axis, Dutch photographer Fetze Weerstra created a stunning collage of the old doors of Quindío.
Spain to work with Colombia in recovery of San José galleon
Colombia and Spain have reached an agreement to work together in the recovery of the legendary San José galleon.
Nieto Gil: Did Colombia whitewash the legacy of its only black President?
Colombia’s 19th century black president José Nieto Gil’s memory has all but been whitewashed” by subtle racism and political intrigue.
Big Picture: The San José galleon from a Rembus 6000
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
Exclusive: A first look at the wreck of the San José galleon
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.
Casa Gaitán: A boutique hotel that treats you like a Kennedy
The home of a pioneer of architecture in Colombia, Jorge Gaitán Cortés, is a renovated boutique hotel and conservation landmark.
San José: From Potosí to a shallow grave near Cartagena
Who gets to keep the treasure from the San Jose? galleon is a recurring debate that has continental twists and turns, as well as a chain smoking deity in Bolivia smiling.
Strange “haunt” in Bogotá for a Saturday night
One tour operator in Bogotá wants to scare clients into believing that the real fun happens six feet under.
San Agustín and the Gods who didn’t return
A landmark exhibition of San Agustín’s stone deities opens to the public, but without the protagonists.
Cementerio Central: A Republican icon worthy of presidents and paupers
Colombia’s most important cemetery is the resting place for presidents, aristocrats, titans of industry and some pioneering expats.