About 15 miles outside of Villa de Leyva, Boyaca – a quick day trip from the country’s capital Bogota – is the brilliantly colored colonial town, Raquira, known as the…
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Cafe de la Fonda, a small, independently owned coffee factory in the heart of downtown Bogota brews a fine cup coffee as well as harvesting, processing an roasting beans to…
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Popayan is a quintessential religious city in Colombia and Holy Week processions have been a tradition for over 400 years. Popayan celebrates Holy Week with 3 symbolic religious processions was…
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Mompox, a city declared a historical and architectural world heritage site, began the grand celebration of Holy Week in 1564 with their Serenade to the Deceased. Mompox’s mix of Catholicism,…
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Located in Envigado’s gastronomic “Buena Mesa” district lies Trifasico, a charming eatery which excels in mouthwatering chicharron and cross-regional Colombian cuisine. {japopup type=”image” content=”pics/2013/gallery/trifasico1.jpg” title=”Trifasico, a traditional Colombian restaurant” }{/japopup}…
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The People’s Heritage Tourism Network of Colombia on Saturday presented an initiative to promote Colombia’s, lesser-known, cultural tourism offerings. The cultural tourism promotion group launched a plan aiming to promote a…
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The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism on Monday announced the launch of a new business plan to promote Colombia’s burgeoning nature tourism industry. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and…
Holy Week is widely celebrated in Bogota with religious patrons worshiping at Monserrate, praying to the Santuario de Guadalupe or following the long standing tradition of visiting seven religious monuments.…
Journalists in Los Angeles have gotten a sneak peak at how Shakira performs as a host for the talent show The Voice, before the show’s premiere on March 25. Although The…
Colombian singer Fonseca will tour the United States starting in April. The Bogota-born Fonseca will bring his “Ilusion World” tour to the U.S. starting April 11 in Dallas, Texas. His journey…