Local graffiti artists and hundreds of neighbors have turned one of the poorest neighborhoods in Colombia’s capital Bogota into arguably the most colorful “barrio” in the country. The Ink Crew, a…
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Colombia’s annual festival dedicated to the folkloric vallenato genre will celebrate the beginning of its 50th edition on Wednesday. The Vallenato Legend festival is held, as always, in the city of…
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Foreign films continue to dominate Colombian theaters, but domestic productions are slowly gaining ground. According to the arts critics of Colombian newspaper El Espectador, these are the movies to watch…
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Nelson Pinedo, one of Colombia’s most significant musicians of the 20th century, died on Thursday in Valencia, Venezuela 17 days after suffering a stroke. He was 88 years old. Billo’s Caracas Boys Orchestra confirmed the…
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Over the past few days, I have been faced with the difficult task of explaining to friends and family outside Colombia the seemingly inexplicable: how could Colombians vote “no” to…
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While growing coffee has been a major part of the economy of Pereira and the surrounding coffee region, drinking one of Colombia’s most iconic export products is only just kicking…
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Singer Iggy Pop, seen by many as the father of punk rock, will be playing his first concert in Colombia’s capital Bogota. Proto-punk legend Iggy Pop to play first ever Colombia…
Colombia’s Caribbean city of Cartagena plays host to the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts which will see some of the greatest contemporary minds come together from Thursday till Sunday.…
Colombia is possibly least known for its rock n’ roll. However, in the mid 1960, a number of bands really put the country on the rock n’ roll map. Rock…
Part of the remains of Colombia’s most famous writer in history, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, returned to his native country to be placed at a commemorative bust in Cartagena. Garcia Marquez is…