–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Ana Maria Sarmiento was born in Colombia, and splits her time between Europe, Asia and Latin America. She is also the founder and head designer of Flor Amazona, a new jewellery brand that takes its inspiration from traditional Colombian styles and patterns, and gives them a contemporary twist. She […]
Category: Colombian Folklore
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– As far as I remember, Christmas traditions in Sydney, Australia go something like this. You spend December stressing out about which ridiculously overpriced dance party you’ll invest all that money you should be buying presents for your family with, fight through the crowd gawking at the fireworks, get ridiculously […]
Christmas in Colombia is an entirely different experience to what we might be used to back in Europe. As soon as they possibly can, Colombians start to decorate their houses, celebrate the festive season with their family and, as with Christmas elsewhere, eat and drink more than is good for you. Here are just a […]
Nov 28
Crónicas de la Guajira – Fantasmas, tesoros escondidos y un pájaro loco: Conoce a Don Jorge Solano, encargado de la cueva.
You can find the english version of this post here: https://seecolombia.travel/blog/2012/11/la-guajira-part-i-ghosts-hidden-treasures-and-a-crazy-bird-meet-don-jorge-adalberto-solano-the-cave-keeper/ –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Dicen que se trata del viaje no del destino…pero ya estábamos ansiosos por llegar a la cueva prometida. Aunque el paisaje es increible y sentíamos que estábamos a punto de vivir una aventura al mejor estilo de Indiana Jones, ya habíamos […]
–> 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 […]
Todo visitante en Cartagena de Indias queda seducido con su magia y sabe que los días que se pasan en esta ciudad colonial de Colombia, patrimonio cultural de la humanidad, nunca son suficientes para develar sus secretos. Siempre, siempre, hay algo que se nos quedó por ver y que nos hace extrañarla apenas la dejamos. […]
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 […]
‘Charming colonial town’ is a phrase that perhaps gets overused when referring to Colombia’s old towns and traditional villages. But this is because there are so many of them. Delightful cobbled streets, colourful balconies, the main square dominated by an imposing church, old men in hats passing the time chatting on a bench, buildings which […]
Hoy se celebra Halloween en Colombia. el invierno ha comenzado oficialmente. Las nubes persisten obstinadamente alrededor de las montañas de la ciudad. La lluvia sin interrupción mantiene a los peatones encerrados en sus casas. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– La brisa de la ciudad parece estar un poco más fuerte. A medida que acaricia tu […]