The northern Colombian city of Riohacha is to be militarized in an attempt to isolate criminal gangs and generally improve safety in the area, reported local media on Tuesday. Riohacha in the northern La Guajira department of...
The fourth annual Francisco el Hombre (Francisco the Man) vallenato music festival will take place from March 14 to 19 in the coastal city of Riohacha. Organized by the Guajira Cultural Foundation, the festival will celebrate...
The “Francisco el Hombre” (Franscisco the Man) Festival is a celebration of the legend of vallenato, the popular folk music native to Colombia’s Caribbean coast. As legend has it, Francisco el Hombre —...
