President Juan Manuel Santos spoke to Colombians abroad on the 201st anniversary of Colombia’s independence from Spain. In a speech from the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogota, Santos assured Colombians…
Colombia’s 201st Independence Day celebrations Wednesday offer a variety of cultural events around the country. The capital city of Bogota will celebrate Afro-Colombian and traditional culture and African heritage with…
This year’s New York City Colombian Independence Day festival has been cancelled due to a lack of funds, after key sponsors decided not to sponsor the event. The Colombian…
In a statement released on the eve of the bicentennial, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated Colombia on its 200 years of independence, on behalf on President Barack Obama…
A thousand concerts will get Colombians dancing on Tuesday as the nation celebrates its bicentennial of independence with parties in every part of the country. A Grand National Concert will take…
Actress Carolina Ramirez will play a famous Colombian independence fighter battling to save an impossible love, in a new TV series to mark the country’s bicentennial of independence. “La Pola,”…
Colombian intelligence claim to have uncovered an document written by FARC commander in chief “Alfonso Cano” containing plans to “infiltrate” the Andean country’s national bicentenary celebrations on July 20. The…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe says that although he cannot give advice to his successor, he will make the transition with all the necessary decency, Caracol Radio reported Thursday. Speaking to…