Colombian scientist Manuel Elkin Patarroyo has been awarded the 2011 Prince of Viana Prize for Solidarity for his work in vaccine development, reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. The award was handed to…
Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vasquez has won the 2011 Alfaguara Spanish literary prize for his novel “El ruido de las cosas al caer” (The Sound of Things Falling). In a…
Colombia’s most famous sculptor and painter Fernando Botero opened an exhibition on violence in his home country in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia. The traveling exhibition is called “The Pain…
The Barranquilla carnival, Colombia’s most important cultural event of the year, kicked off Saturday with its traditional Batalla de las Flores (Flower Battle). {japopup type=”image” content=”pics/2011/mphoto/car1.jpg” title=”Barranquilla carnival” }{/japopup} {japopup…
Colombian superstar rocker Juanes is set to appear on Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show.” The Medellin native announced to his legion of fans on social networking site Twitter that he…
Latin America’s oldest film festival, the Cartagena de las Indias Film Festival, has announced its winners: Official Fiction Competition Best movie: “Post Mortem” by Pablo Lorrain (Chile). *$10,000 prize* Best…
Colombian rocker Juanes promotes his new single “Regalito” from his fifth album “P.A.R.C.E,” during a Facebook Live interview. The popular musician revealed on Monday, during Facebook Live’s first-ever Spanish-language interview, that…
Facebook Live talked to Colombian rocker Juanes for the social media website’s first-ever Spanish-language interview. In the chat, Juanes spoke about music as a means of education and about his…
Grammy Award-winning singer and philanthropist Shakira has been honored by Harvard University. The Harvard Foundation, the university’s center for intercultural arts and science initiatives, gave Shakira its 2011 Artist of…