Garcia Marquez renovated house open to public in February
The renovated house of Gabriel Garcia Marquez is due to open in February but bears little resemblance to his original birthplace, claim frustrated visitors and town residents. At a first…
The renovated house of Gabriel Garcia Marquez is due to open in February but bears little resemblance to his original birthplace, claim frustrated visitors and town residents. At a first…
Buñuelos, queso, and tamales are the Colombian answer to Christmas cookies and apple cider and are an important tradition in Colombian gastronomy. The typical Colombian Christmas revolves around “novenas” 9…
Marimba Maestro Jose Antonio Torres “Gualajo” turned over his title of Marimba King to Carlos Enrique Riascos, member of Grupo Cangrejo from Guapi, earlier this week. The 2nd Annual Marimba Festival closed with…
Colombian singer Juanes proposed a mega concert with artist members of ‘Peace without Borders’ to take place on the U.S.-Mexico border at the end of 2010. Juanes stated in interview…
Colombian dancers stole the show and swept up numerous awards at the fourth World Salsa Championships, held Saturday night in Dania Beach, Florida. Before an audience of 300 people, and…
On Wednesday, Culture Minister Paula Moreno presented her progress report for 2009, detailing the entity’s achievements in several key areas, and emphasizing the role that culture has played in Colombia’s…
Two Colombian short films won top prizes at the AXN film festival in Mexico earlier this week, where they were competing against film-makers from Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico.…
Fernando Botero art prize is scrapped following criticism by the artist. The US$50,000 award for Latin American artists under 35 years old has been discontinued due to comments by Botero…
Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes was on Monday voted Latin artist of the decade by U.S. magazine Billboard. Billboard, a magazine which documents the music industry in the United States, nominated Juanes…