The ever-changing religious significance of Bogota’s Monserrate hill
Bogota’s Monserrate church is located on a site that is as sacred now as it was centuries...
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Colombia’s salt cathedral, like going to church in a 1990s club
Colombia’s salt cathedral is officially the country’s top architectural marvel, but...
Colombia’s Jerico: God, nature and coffee
Jerico is one of the quaint colonial towns near Medellin that is just beginning to blossom as a...
Cali’s Cristo Rey statue
Colombia’s third largest city Cali is best viewed from above. The vantage point from Cristo...
Bogota’s oldest churches
Bogota may be almost 480 years, most of its initial churches were destroyed over time. A few...
Colombia builds ‘tallest Jesus statue’ in Americas
A massive and controversial monument of Jesus Christ, which has sprung up in central-east Colombia...
The church that towers over Medellin’s northeast
The Divine Mercy church is a stunning neo-Gothic icon that towers over northeastern Medellin from...
The myths and mysteries of Colombia’s Las Lajas Sanctuary
The Las Lajas Sanctuary in southwest Colombia has made a name for its stunning architecture and a...
Religious celebrations abound in Colombia for Easter Week
For Colombia, a country that has a Catholic population of 90%, the week-long celebration of...
Bogota prepares for 2nd religious music festival
Colombia’s capital city Bogota is preparing to host the second Sacred Music Festival, aimed...
Tiny Colombian town expects 1000s to witness local nun becoming saint
The tiny village of Jerico, Antioquia is expecting to at least double in size on Sunday when...
17% increase in Colombia air travel during Holy Week
Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics agency said Thursday more than 800,000 passengers had traveled by plane during Holy Week, an increase of 17% compared to last year. According to Alfonso Lozano, deputy director of the avation...
