Colombia’s government has closed a second airport after the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Washington issued an ash cloud advisory for the Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano, which Colombian authorities have…
Colombia’s coffee region, known as the Coffee-Growers Axis or Coffee Triangle, will now be called the Coffee Cultural Landscape. According to Vice Minister of Tourism Oscar Rueda the name-change is…
The 2012 Manizales Fair, taking place January 2-8, will host a huge variety of artisan and craft exhibitions, accompanied by specialty coffees and gastronominical delights. The festival, now in its…
Hotels in Colombia’s coffee region are not only expanding their accommodations for tourists, but also developing the area as a center of culinary innovation, reported El Espectador on Thursday. During…
The Colombian city of Pereira celebrates its 148th Anniversary on Tuesday, complete with a giant birthday cake, a “Happy Birthday” musical performance by Colombian pop singer Jhonny Rivera, and “the…
Manizales celebrates the 33rd year of their International Theater Festival and invited the continent Asia to join in the celebration, which runs September 9-18. This year the festival has invited…
Manizales gears up for their sixth year of celebrating Colombian rock music at the “Grita Rock” 2011 music festival. During the second weekend in August, more than 10,000 people will…
UNESCO has added Colombia’s coffee region to its list of World Heritage sites, the United Nation’s organization for education, science and culture announced Saturday. According to UNESCO, the central-Colombian coffee-growing…
The 10th internationally acclaimed Manizales design festival, the X Festival Internacional de la Imagen, begins Tuesday, and will run through April 16. More than 60 national and international artists are…