Champeta rhythms to take the stage in Cartagena
Colombia’s port Cartagena is set to host the 3rd Afro-Colombian Champeta Festival, dedicated to the music and dance originating from the walled city. The festival will kick off on August…
Colombia’s port Cartagena is set to host the 3rd Afro-Colombian Champeta Festival, dedicated to the music and dance originating from the walled city. The festival will kick off on August…
Organizers of the 51st Fiesta del Mar have announced the names of the nine beautiful women from outside Colombia who will participate in its international beauty contest. This year’s contest,…
Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, is set to host the 2010 Fiesta del Mar from July 28 to August 1, including the National Beach Games, an international beauty contest,…
Porro rhythms resonated in San Pelayo in Colombia’s Caribbean department of Cordoba, as the 34th National Porro Festival opened Friday. Porro is the name given to a musical genre and its…
More than $10 million will be invested in a tourist complex in northern Colombia, located in the La Guajira department on the Caribbean coast. The complex will be built near…
Colombia’s annual national Cumbia festival kicks off Thursday in the municipality of El Banco, in the north-west department of Magdalena. The event takes the form of a series of competitions…
Santa Marta’s Marina announces plans to build Colombia’s first underwater museum in Tayrona National Park, local newspaper El Informador reported on Monday. Tayrona’s national part will see the installation of…
The annual Locumental Documentary Festival opened on Colombia’s Caribbean coast on July 1, and for the first time includes educational events for children. This is the festival’s third outing, after…
Colombia marks the beginning of the tourist season with festivals of food, music and dance, alongside increased security measures. The official start of the season has seen authorities in Cartagena…