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Colombia’s San Pacho festival makes UNESCO’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ list

Caitlin TrentDecember 5, 201204.4K views

The San Pacho festival, held every year in western Colombia, was declared an “Intangible Cultural Heritage” for humanity Wednesday by UNESCO. {japopup type=”image”content=”http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/417273_419297301463563_1893398292_n.jpg” title=”San Pacho Festivities”}{/japopup} {japopup type=”image”content=”http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/76277_419298451463448_192510881_n.jpg” title=”San Pacho…

Violence in western Colombia displaces indigenous people

Jacob StringerDecember 3, 201202K views

At least 400 indigenous people fled their villages in western Colombia in the last few days to escape violence attributed to the FARC. Community leaders have recently condemned FARC activity…

4 assassinated in western Colombia

Zach EdlingNovember 26, 201201.5K views

A massacre in western Colombia adds to the string of violence permeating through the region, local media reported Monday. According to reports, four people were slaughtered in San Juan, Choco near…

FARC attacks injure soldiers in western Colombia

Zach EdlingNovember 19, 20120923 views

Two soldiers were seriously injured in one of two reported FARC attacks in the west of Colombia Sunday. Local media reported that guerrillas in Condoto, a municipality in the Choco…

FARC lift trade, traffic ban in western Colombia

Rob EdmondNovember 15, 201201.6K views

Public life returned to normal in the west of Colombia Thursday after rebel group FARC announced an end to a five-day economic shutdown of the region. The FARC circulated a…

Reward for FARC rebel ordering west-Colombia shutdown

Simon WillisNovember 13, 201201.3K views

Colombia’s government is offering a $551,000 reward for information regarding the whereabouts of the FARC commander “Chaverra” who allegedly has ordered to shut down the west of the country. The…

From Colombia to Panama by land and sea

Adriaan AlsemaNovember 12, 201205.3K views

Probably one of the most exotic border crossing points in the world — Colombia/Panama at Sapzurro and La Miel is a place of outstanding natural beauty, remote enough to have…

FARC shut down west Colombia

Simon WillisNovember 12, 201201.1K views

Colombia’s security forces reinforced their presence in the country’s most western department Choco Sunday after an alleged coalition of FARC and “Rastrojos” succcessfully ordered the population to shut down public…

Bahia Malaga / Uramba National Park

Simon PhillipsNovember 7, 2012019.4K views

Bahia Malaga, located in the Uramba National Park, is mostly known for humpback whales who grace Colombia’s Pacific waters between June and November, but also worth a visit because of…