Not long now until the 2011 FIFA U20s World Cup commences, and so we at Colombia Travel Blog are down to the big three (in terms of tourism): Bogotá, Medellín and Cartagena. Today we look at perhaps Colombia’s most famous city, Cartagena. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Cartagena is a jewel in South America’s crown […]
Category: Colombian Culture
Our Colombia Travel Blog has been looking at the FIFA U20s 2011 Colombia World Cup for the last week or so now, trolling through the cities that will be hosting what is arguably Colombia’s biggest footballing event to date. Today we’re looking at Pereira, the final point in Colombia’s Coffee Triangle. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) […]
Normal practice is resuming here at our Colombia Travel Blog with our countdown to the Colombia World Cup 2011. Today we’re looking at Barranquilla, the birth place of Shakira and one of the biggest Carnivals in the world. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Barranquilla is located in the north of Colombia on the country’s Caribbean […]
FELIZ DIA COLOMBIA!!!! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– July 20th – Dia de la Independencia de Colombia
Today in our Colombia Travel Blog we’re beginning our countdown to the U20s FIFA World Cup which begins on the 29th of July in Medellín when England takes on Korea. We’re going to be focusing on the cities in which the tournament will be taking place in order to help you get the most out […]
Picture yourself in this scenario: you win a contest in which the first prize is to get to visit as many countries as you can in a week. The catch is that you only have 2 hours in each country and you have to pick the city and site you think you’d want to know […]
An interview with Toby & Tiger (Part 1 of 3) –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Toby and Tiger have the answer to the ‘Colombia problem’. It’s the kind of answer you might expect from two idiosyncratic, erudite intellectuals that have spent time living in some of the world’s most culturally rich capitals. “We’ve entered an alternate […]
Para la version en castellano de este post , por favor hacer click aqui. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Hola! Today I want to share something very special and personal with all of you… please take a look at this video before reading today’s Colombia Travel Blog post: The last two years have been wonderful […]
You know what I like about Colombians? The fact that they all speak with strong Mexican accents and look Mexican too. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Oh no wait, no they don’t do they? That’s Mexican people. How silly of me to mistake them. The thing is, I’ve just been watching the entertaining capers of […]
Colombia continue to impress in the 2011 Copa América, having progressed from the group stages with a 2-0 victory over Bolivia. The victory sends them through on top of their group with 7 points from their 3 fixtures, topping tournament favorites Argentina. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia were fancied to progress having drawn Bolivia […]