Looking forward to Salsa Al Parque in Bogotá this weekend? You should be. The party will kick off today at 2pm in Parque Bolivar. For the full program, you can check out their Facebook page here. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The undoubted highlight of the festival will be El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico: […]
Author: Paul Fowler
Paul is an Englishman with a longstanding love of travel, tea and quality beer. His first trip was to Bosnia & Herzegovina and it was there, wading in some waterfalls near Mostar with just a litre of cheap beer and some bread in his belly, that he was bitten by the travel bug. After many more trips and a spell working in London, Paul relocated to Buenos Aires for some months before moving to Colombia. He's been here, knocking back 'guaro', for about 2 years now.
Colombia has been in the news more and more recently, and mostly for positive reasons. Looks like it’s about to happen again. Dan Rather is one of the US’s most recognised journalists. Though his career has had its ups and downs, he remains dedicated to bringing hard-edge journalism and in-depth interviews to the masses. –> […]
Click aca–> para la lista de los mejores posts en castellano –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We’re past the half way mark of the year and thought it was just about time to bring you some of the highlights. It’s been an incredible year so far. We’ve built an even bigger community of people that […]
Aug 10
Celebrating Colombia’s First Olympic Gold Medal of London 2012, and the Most Medals in Colombian History!
Today Colombia won gold. That’s pretty historic. It’s only their second ever gold medal in the Olympic games and, as you walk to street or listen to people in their houses or even just check your Facebook feed, you can see how much it means to them. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– They also won […]
GOOD NEWS! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– She found her family! Nicole found her Colombian family! Hello all, today we have some very special news for you all. I’m sure you remember the story of Nicole, the woman that was kidnapped in Colombia and adopted in the US. She didn’t know her real name, she […]
The Colombian dictionary is a colourful one, and one of the pleasures of staying here is trying to learn the intricacies of their slang – the way the formal Spanish used is interwoven with strangely ‘creative’ street talk. We’ve already delivered a guide to Colombian slang, as well as some phrases you shouldn’t translate literally […]
Aug 08
Private Jet Company Sees Huge Potential For Investment in Colombia – An Interview with Air Charter Advisors’ CEO
Colombia has made headlines recently as one of the best places in the world to invest right now. It seems like the trepidation that existed once is slowly but surely disappearing, and people are beginning to see the potential of a country that has, for years, mostly been ignored by the international community. –> Colombia […]
On the 7th of August, 1819, the Battle of Boyacá took place in Colombia (then known as New Granada). This was the battle in which Colombia gained independence from the Spanish Monarchy, and it just so happens to be the day after Bogota was born. Double reason to celebrate. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In […]
Hello all, –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We want to let you know that due to the negative feedback regarding this post , we have decided to take it offline. What was supposed to be a lighthearted post about some aspects of Ryan’s relationship with her girlfriend was perceived by some of our readers as […]
Hey everyone, –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We’ve already told the story of Nicole this post: The Story of Nicole’s Search for her Colombian Family. Raised in the States after being kidnapped and adopted in Colombia, she is now searching for her biological family. Today we’ve got news for you. Before anything we ask you once […]