Moustaches are amazing. It’s just a scientific fact. Colombia has a long and venerable history of recognising this iron-clad fact, and, in honour of Movember (which, we should remember, is first and foremost a charity event), it’s time to look at some representatives of the mighty ‘tache in our beloved Colombia: the good, the bad, and […]
Category: Art Colombia
When you think about Colombian handicrafts, what is the first picture that comes to mind? Colourful bracelets and bags? The sombrero volteao? Coconut crafts from Chocó or traditional wayuu knitted products in La Guajira? Emeralds in Bogotá or gold from Mompox? Basketry or the classic ruana from Boyacá? Or maybe mini figurines, much like our […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are, at the very least, 500 reasons we love Colombia, this country that has somehow ingratiated itself into our lives as our home. One of these reasons is the claims – often bizzare and/or outrageous – that seem to be made about pretty much everything in this country. New […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I believe that we may have mentioned it once or twice before, but Colombia is bursting at the seams with music. Of course, there are the usual suspects of that great old friend of Old Parr, Vallenato; Cali`s favourite, Salsa; and the perenially infamous Reggaeton, all of which you […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Drawing on walls isn´t particularly new. In fact, it´s often taken as one of the first readily-noticeable markers of human civilisation. From those horses in ancient French caves to mouthless gods in outback Australia, we´ve been articulating our beliefs, preoccupations, and joy on the walls at hand ever since. […]
Una de las cosas que más me gusta de vivir y viajar por Colombia es la autenticidad de muchos de sus destinos. No tengo duda que el encantador Jardín sería un sitio para explotar turistas en cualquier otro país vecino, pero estando en Colombia – a tan solo 134 km desde Medellín – las personas en este […]
Bueno no sé si saben pero hay una fiesta muy importante en el país conocida como el Carnaval de Barranquilla, la cual se lleva a cabo cada año en el mes de Febrero. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Si no la conocías, por lo menos ya escuchaste de ella. Esta es una celebración masiva en […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Being a gringo in Colombia can mean a lot of things. If you´re unlucky enough to be me, it can mean that you can feel a bit uncomfortable with your body sometimes. It can mean that you don´t really understand what all this arepa fuss is about. What it […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Well, if you´ve paying any attention at all, you´ll know that I´m talking about what kind of economics? Anybody? Anybody? I mean, you´ll know that ¨puentes,¨ which is Jamaican for ¨long weekends,¨ are pretty damn boring here in Colombia. For example, if you´re in Bogotá for the one starting […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are some wild rumours flying around the place. And I´m not talking about just the usual ones circulating around this country, such as the ridiculous one about the reason why all the gents at the See Colombia Towers wear hats is because they´re going bald; or the completely […]