culture

Bogota opens Memorial Center for conflict victims (PHOTOS)

The mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota opened the city’s Memorial Center at its site alongside Bogota’s cemetery Thursday. {japopup type=”image”content=”pics/2012/mphoto/memory1.jpg” title=”Bogota’s Memorial Center”}{/japopup} {japopup type=”image”content=”pics/2012/mphoto/memory2.jpg” title=”Bogota’s Memorial Center”}{/japopup} {japopup type=”image”content=”pics/2012/mphoto/memory3.jpg”…

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

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…

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