Category: Colombian Culture

When I first came to Colombia Alvaro Uribe was president, and Juan Manuel Santos was his right-hand man and Defence Minister. By the summer of 2010 Santos had been elected to continue Uribe’s hard-line policies against the FARC. Today the two men are enemies, with Uribe the official opposition to his former protégé. –> Colombia […]

Manizales is called ‘The City of Open Doors’. A beautifully located city with a buzzing nightlife, it’s one of Colombia’s most exciting cities to visit and, yet, remains delightfully off-the-beaten track. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Manizales is the capital of the Caldas department and, along with Armenia and Pereira, forms what is known as […]

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: […]

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 […]

Click aquí para la versión en castellano de este post. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Phew! What an emotional week this has been. I’m sure you’ve all already heard the story of our dear friend Nicole – how she was kidnapped, put up for adoption and never told anything about her past. We were delighted […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Medellin’s Feria de Las Flores, or Flower Festival, is full of highlights. It’s a week of parades, parties and, of course, flowers, that all takes place in one of South America’s most progressive, beautiful cities. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Of course, people love lists, and so for the sake of ease I’m putting my […]