Annual Vallenato Festival kicks off
The 45th annual Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata will kick off in Bogota with two concerts on March 16 and 17. The festival was established over 40 years ago in…
The 45th annual Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata will kick off in Bogota with two concerts on March 16 and 17. The festival was established over 40 years ago in…
With the Museum of Modern Art at one end and lined with a giant graffiti wall called the Urban Art Gallery, Ciudad del Rio is far from the typical Medellin…
Eleven oil workers who were kidnappped by the ELN last week have been released in northeast Colombia, the Red Cross announced Tuesday. According to the aid agency, rebels delivered the…
Two former Colombian ministers will be tried for the alleged bribery of congressmen to allow the 2006 re-election of former President Alvaro Uribe, announced the Prosecutor General Tuesday. The former…
Popayan is finalizing its preparations for the city’s cultural highlight of the year; the Holy Week ceremonies that will be held from April 1 to 7. The week’s events center…
The Colombian government announced that it will investigate the controversial construction of the Quimbo hydroelectric plant after vehement civilian protests that took place this Saturday in the southwestern Huila department.…
“We will not negotiate with the FARC without conditions,” says Colombia’s vice president Monday in response to a letter from the FARC that denies responsibility for recent atrocities and accuses the…
Weighing a little over a ton, “El Gato” (The Cat) is Colombian artist Fernando Botero’s newest gift to Medellin. The12 foot by 4 foot bronze sculpture has been sent from…
The Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla will host the 15th annual Catedra Europa (Forum on Europe), an academic, cultural, and social event that celebrates the connections between South America and…