You can also find out about Colombia’s Top 5 spooky myths and legends right here… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is a country with a rich and fascinating cultural history. Anyone who travels to Colombia will find that out for themselves, but on this special day we want to share with you a different side of Colombian culture; […]
Category: Colombian Folklore
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Alright kids, it`s time to get your Halloween in Colombia on. And that means getting your costume on. I guess you could go for the same old same old standards of a bedsheet with two holes cut in it (terrified just at the thought of it), a Scream mask […]
En 1760 un científico español llamado José Celestino Mutis vino a recorrer Colombia para explorar y documentar la flora y fauna de esta parte misteriosa y majestuosa de las Américas. En 1763 Mutis solicito a su patria natal que patrocinara su expedición y veinte largos años después, el rey le dio su aprobación. ¡Y Olé! […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– South America contains many archaeological treasures: lost cities hidden deep in the jungle, gigantic figures etched into the desert, a glittering array of gold and silver; but in the fertile green hills of southern Colombia is one ancient archaeological site which few people outside the country are aware of. San […]
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) <– Ugh. So it’s just another long weekend here in Colombia. There sure are a ridiculous number of them in these here parts, and they start to lose their charm after about twenty of them, don’t you think? Are you kidding? We here at the almost purely imaginary See Colombia […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– OK, shoppers, so what do we have to do to convince you to come to Colombia with your kids? How about we start off with the surprisingly cosmopolitan metropolis of Bogota? Is it London? Is it Seoul? Is it actually the capital of Colombia? You decide. But if you […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Just like the lovely Canucks in that ad (you know the one I mean), I’ve often had the sensation that Cartagena is a city built on its stories. And these stories are worthy of the world’s greatest magical realist. If you don’t believe me, please read Love in the […]
Before I delve into the psychedelic world of yage, I should begin with some sort of disclaimer. Firstly, I do not, by any means, condone the use of mind-altering drugs by anyone. Thankfully, yage is seen by indigenous Colombians as a medicine. Secondly, this is not a journey that should be taken lightly or flippantly. […]
So… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– You probably know already that the Guativita Lagoon is said to be the birthplace of the El Dorado legend, and that it’s a beautiful, magical place to go have a sticky-beak at. There’s another Guatavita secret, though… Confusingly enough, Guatavita also refers to a – dare I use the […]