–> 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 […]
Fresh from being named The Economist’s ‘Country of the Year,’ and the No. 2 travel destination of 2017 by Lonely Planet, the Colombian people have been voted as ‘personality’ of the year in a poll conducted by the Central Brasileña de Noticias or CBN, a popular Brazilian news channel. The vote was for the solidariedade do povo colombiano, or […]
Ya es el tercer año paso en Colombia en diciembre y aunque ya conozca las tradiciones colombianas aún me impresiono cada diciembre nuevamente porque la verdad es que las tradiciones y costumbres sí son bastante distintas a las de Austria. Aquí va un resumen de las 5 diferencias más grandes entre la Navidad en Colombia y […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The international accolades just keep coming for Colombia as 2016 winds down – fresh from being named Lonely’s Planet’s No. 2 pick for travel in 2017, the latest positive news for the once no-go country is that The Economist, an English weekly news magazine and one of the world’s […]
–> 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) <– 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 […]
–> 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 […]