Cali heats up for salsa festival
Colombia’s third largest city Cali will consolidate its reputation as one of the world’s premier dance capitals when it hosts the seventh “World Salsa Festival” this September. From September 15 to…
Colombia’s third largest city Cali will consolidate its reputation as one of the world’s premier dance capitals when it hosts the seventh “World Salsa Festival” this September. From September 15 to…
Colombia’s second largest city Medellin invites you to explore the sixth Festival of Books and Culture from September 7 to 16. Starting Friday, the Festival of Books and Culture of Medellin…
Manizales prepares to tread the boards for its 34th theater festival, running from September 1 to 9. Artists from nearly 50 theater and street-theater ensembles, hailing from all over the…
Colombia’s salsa and hip-hop fusion group ChocQuibTown on Thursday received a Gold Record for sales of their latest album. The western Choco natives received two acknowledgements for their most recent album “Eso es…
Colombia’s 40th International Culture Festival kicked off in the central Boyaca department Friday. Over four decades, the biggest cultural event of the department has developed and grown into a design…
Senior salsa musician Richie Valdes will be the successor of the late Jairo Varela as director of legendary Colombian salsa band Grupo Niche. According to local media, Valdes will assume…
For the first time in history, Bogota will celebrate “Candelaria Despierta” (Candelaria Awake), the Colombian capital’s tourism department announced. Bogota’s vibrant sector Candelaria will stay awake until 3AM this Saturday…
Colombian children’s poet Rafael Pombo will appear on an edition of national stamps. The limited edition stamps were unveiled in a ceremony in the National Museum of Bogota Wednesday in…
The northern Colombian city of Barranquilla was named the American Capital of Culture 2013. The distinction coincides with the 200th anniversary since the Baranquilla was granted the title of a…