–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In yet another sign that Colombia is probably the hottest travel destination in the world right now, CNN has named our favorite country as one of the 17 best places to visit in 2017 – the global news organization selected Colombia to feature on their list, joining The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Bloomberg, […]
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–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Salento is one of Colombia’s most popular and iconic tourist destinations: you can scarcely find an article about Colombian travel that doesn’t make some reference to the iconic wax palms of the Cocora Valley, the principal reason that most people make the short hop from Armenia to Salento. But […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Once again the decision has been taken by the Colombian National Park service to close the most popular of their sites, Tayrona National Park, for a month. After previously closing the park for a month in November of 2015 after local indigenous groups, who consider the park to be […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 2016 has been another cracking year for Colombian music, both mainstream and underground. Artists such as Shakira, Maluma, J. Balvin, Bomba Estereo and ChocQuibTown continued to dominate music charts at home and abroad, whilst exciting lesser-known Colombian talent like La Tromba Bacalao, Meridian Brothers, Los Piranas, Romperayo and Ghetto Kumbe […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The spectacular Colombian church Santuario de Las Lajas is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places you can visit in Colombia and in recognition of the church’s remarkable architecture and stunning location it has been placed at No. 1 on a list of the world’s most beautiful churches by The Telegraph newspaper. […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– A couple of months ago we posted an article urging our followers to vote online for CNN’s ‘Hero of the Year’ award, for which a Colombian man, Jeison Aristizábal from Cali, was nominated. Jeison runs a foundation in his native city named the ‘Asociación de Discapacitados del Valle’ (ASODISVALLE), or ‘The […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– After being approved by Colombia’s Congress late on Wednesday, a ratified peace deal with the FARC has officially passed, and Colombia’s 52 year war with the guerrillas is at an end. President Santos had called today D-Day: the day when a countdown begins to a series of deadlines, the […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Thanksgiving is an especially US holiday, but it’s one that, in our rapidly consumer driven culture, is fast becoming a popular global celebration. It’s traditional on Thanksgiving to go around the table, one-by-one, and all say what you’re thankful for that year. So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving (and […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombian President, and recent Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Juan Manuel Santos and the leader of the FARC guerrillas Rodrigo Londono will sign a second amended peace deal today in Bogotá’s Teatro Colon. The second deal, which was agreed just 6 weeks after Colombians shocked the polls by narrowly voting ‘No’ and […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are 32 departments in Colombia, and I’d bet that the average visitor to the country only visits around 6 or 7, perhaps even fewer. Most people who spend more time here will make it to some of the more off-the-beaten-track destinations, yet there are many regions that have […]