A street in Mompox, Colombia

  –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– As a cynical European, I always understood Magical Realism as crazy Latin American folklore, a literary device that had no real connection to the world. My British skepticism couldn’t grasp the concept, the idea of magic being present in the mundane, real world, of normal, realistic settings going hand […]

San Agustin Archaological Park Easter Island Machu Picchu

A short time ago I visited San Agustin’s Archaeological Park thanks to the San Agustin town council and Disfruta San Agustin. Over the course of three very intense days, myself and Toya, from Colombia de Una really came to appreciate the potential for tourism that the region has. We already have a number of posts […]

Choco Toucan in...El Choco

Chocó is one of Colombia’s most troubled regions. For decades, it has been enveloped in war, corruption and violence. Isolated from the rest of Colombia by thick, dense jungle and politically estranged thanks to Colombia’s armed conflict and high levels of corruption, it has long been cast off as an unsalvageable wasteland. –> Colombia Dolar […]

The Lost City, Colombia

Vendredi 27 septembre, le célèbre magazine de la découverte et de l’évasion, Faut Pas Rêver, a décidé de s’attaquer à la Colombie pour faire tomber les clichés négatifs qui planent. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– J’ai vraiment apprécié ce programme. On ne trouve que trop peu d’émissions parlant positivement de la Colombie sur les chaînes […]