Medellin preps for influx of tourists
With a COP250 million investment Medellin’s tourist information kiosks have served over 12,000 tourists this year and are prepared for an influx of tourists for the Christmas season, according to…
With a COP250 million investment Medellin’s tourist information kiosks have served over 12,000 tourists this year and are prepared for an influx of tourists for the Christmas season, according to…
Cartagena‘s mayor Judith Pinedo and the city’s police on Monday presented a security strategy for this Christmas season with 3,000 policemen committing to the safety of locals and tourists, local newspaper…
Medellin is gradually turning into a fairy tale of lights with this year’s festive decoration inspired by traditional Christmas stories and characters, newspaper El Colombiano reports. The Christmas light display…
Santa Marta, Colombia’s second largest beach destination after Cartagena, received a million tourists in December, traditionally the city’s busiest month. According to local police, 967,701 tourists – both Colombian and…
The number of homeless people dead after being poisoned on New Year’s Eve is raised to three, doctors in Cali announced on Sunday. On Saturday, local police and health authorities…
Buñuelos, queso, and tamales are the Colombian answer to Christmas cookies and apple cider and are an important tradition in Colombian gastronomy. The typical Colombian Christmas revolves around “novenas” 9…
About 7,000 people are reportedly affected after Spanish airline Air Comet’s fleet was grounded this week by officials over its failure to pay debts. The low-cost Spanish carrier owes 17m…
Between the 22 and 31 of December Antioqueños will be celebrating the traditional Fiestas de los Negritos in Medellin’s neighbouring colonial town of Santa Fe de Antioquia. The fiesta, which…
Medellin taxi drivers on Wednesday were given a new tourist info package to help provide a better service for visitors to the city over the Christmas period. The new initiative,…