International Book Festival opens in Bogota
Readers, authors and publishing industry players gathered in Bogota before the opening of the 23rd International Book Festival at midday Wednesday. Over 400,000 visitors are expected to attend this year’s…
Readers, authors and publishing industry players gathered in Bogota before the opening of the 23rd International Book Festival at midday Wednesday. Over 400,000 visitors are expected to attend this year’s…
Chilean sculptor Francisco Gazitua will construct a monument to the victims of Colombia’s paramilitaries out of 18,000 weapons handed in during the process of demobilization, reports El Tiempo. Forty-five tons of…
Colombian superstar Juanes has made it on to a list of the top twenty music icons of the last 50 years, alongside such illustrious names as Bob Marley, Elvis Presley and Aretha…
The only virgin whose cherry he didn’t pick is Our Lady of the Rosary, who accompanies him on the road, Colombian accordionist Anibal Velasquez, proud father of 46 and grandfather…
The crews of narco-submarines eat, pray, and get drunk somewhere in the Colombian jungle before taking on the arduous mission of transporting cocaine northwards under the surface of the sea,…
“Little Voices,” a film which looks at Colombia’s conflict through the eyes of children, will be the first Colombian animation to compete at the Venice Film Festival in September. The film took…
A U.S embassy-run scholarship program in Medellin is giving young, academically-gifted Colombians, displaced by violence in their hometowns, a chance to expand their opportunities. The two-year Access “micro-scholarship,” program, for…
An exotic salad and a traditional Colombian meat dish each scooped first place in the categories of innovation and tradition at Colombia’s national gastronomy awards. The two dishes were selected out of…
Colombian style ingenue Esteban Cortazar opened Colombia’s premiere fashion event, Colombiamoda, on Monday evening with a provocative nod to international fashion. The paris-based designer drew on his experiences in Europe…