Posted by Natalie Dalton | Oct 17, 2011 | Tourism
NH Hotels opened their first location in Bogota, and expect to build another five hotels in Colombia in the medium term. The new four-star Bogota-based hotel is named NH Bogota 93, for it’s location near Parque de la 93...
Read MorePosted by Natalie Dalton | Oct 13, 2011 | News
Colombia’s interior minister doubted Thursday the veracity of statements by guerrilla groups FARC and ELN who both have denied kidnapping the 10-year-old daughter of a mayor in northeast Colombia. Interior Minister German...
Read MorePosted by Natalie Dalton | Oct 13, 2011 | Culture
Medellin’s mayor unveiled a new School of Music for the community of Santa Elena in the mountains of Medellin, as part of an ongoing project for cultural development in the city. The Santa Elena music school is the first...
Read MorePosted by Natalie Dalton | Oct 13, 2011 | Culture
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos presented four bills aimed at the promotion and defense of the country’s culture. The head of state stated that the intention of the four projects would be to show that culture...
Read MorePosted by Natalie Dalton | Oct 13, 2011 | Culture
Colombian saxophonist Agustin Castro Castro represented Colombia in the Portuguese Symphonic Band and together the group won the 60th World Music Contest in the town of Kerkrade in the Netherlands. The group won the title with a...
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