–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Read the English version of this post here: “Christmas in Colombia vs. Christmas in the USA” Después de haber celebrado 24 temporadas de Navidad en casa con mi familia en los Estados Unidos, estoy bastante acostumbrada a las tradiciones, canciones y festividades. Este año todo es nuevo ya que […]
Category: Colombian Folklore
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia’s Top 5 Scariest Mythological Characters Top 5 Spooky Colombian Myths and Legends It would stand to reason that there are hundreds of legends throughout Bogota of ghostly happenings and chilling hauntings; the country has been through many years of wars and violence – exactly the sort of thing that […]
Just who exactly is Arnoldo Iguarán? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The pretty-darn-famous Radamel Falcao netted 3 times in Colombia’s recent international friendly matches with Bahrain and Kuwait to bring his scoring record for the Colombian national side to 24 goals in 56 games, equaling Colombia’s all-time goalscoring record…set by…you guessed it… Arnoldo Iguarán…(controversy alert: […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I have travelled on some unusual modes of transportation over my many years of travel: tuk-tuks through Bangkok, sea-planes over Vancouver Island, a hot-air balloon over the Masai Mara. Even in Colombia you can often find yourself crammed into the back of a 6-seater bus with 14 other people […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Let’s get this out of the way now; yes, Colombia has a lot of churches…it’s a Catholic country, so there’s no shortage. And yes, some might say that other Colombian churches are more iconic that Las Lajas Sanctuary in Narino department: the churches of Mompos or Popayan, Bogota’s cathedral, […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is undoubtedly an amazing country to visit and travel through; most people who come here fall head over heels for the place and can’t wait to get back! However, as much as we love to show you the beauty, magic and diversity of our adopted homeland, it’s also […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is not just a country of pristine beaches, whitewashed Andean towns, deep jungles and soaring mountains…I mean, it is all of those things, but there is so much more to the country than just it’s natural spectacles. Probably my favorite element of living in Colombia is the music […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It’s Friday again! So, once again, it’s time to dance, party and generally celebrate the weekend! Last weekend was a particularly great one because it saw a fantastic live performance at La Negra in Bogota by Chongo de Colombia and his wonderfully talented gang of musicians (including one of […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It’s August and it’s Friday: the first day of the month and the last of the working week! The Perfect Storm of wonderfulness! It doesn’t get much better than that: August is an amazing month to travel in Colombia, so we’ve got that to celebrate; and Friday is generally […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Tomorrow is the start of August (that’s flown by!), and with August come many exciting opportunities for travel in Colombia. Of course, every month here is pretty amazing for travel, however, August offers a number of unique chances to experience a range of Colombian traditions and festivals, as well […]