It’s my first trip to Cali and I’m greeted by lines of people queuing down the main road in the centre of town. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– “Let’s go in,” my friend Paula says. “We have to go in, it’s Petronio Álvarez!” she says. And what’s Petronio Álvarez? Well, it’s only the biggest celebration of […]
Tag: Cali and the Pacific Coast
For raw beaches; a rich, distinct culture and the thrill of pure off-the-beaten track adventure, there can be little better on offer than Colombia’s Pacific Coast. Here we’ve collected a bunch of our favorite photos from the region in order to give you a taste of what’s on offer there if you come to travel […]
Last week we wrote about Capurgana on Colombia’s Caribbean coast in the department of the Chocó: today we are staying firmly in that department, but heading south towards the Pacific coast; one of Colombia’s least visited areas, and almost certainly the least visited stretch of coastline. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– To start with, the […]
Ferias (or fairs) in Colombian are something you’ll find in almost every region and town in Colombian. From La Feria de las Flores in Medellin to Las Ferias de San Pedro in Neiva there’s always a party going on somewhere. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Two of the biggest ferias en Colombia are Las Ferias […]
If this isn’t your first time here you’ll know the leader of this here Colombia Travel Blog is Marcela, and Marcela is Colombian. The fact that Marcela is Colombian means she is genetically disposed to like salsa, and like salsa she does indeed. Lucky for Marcela, then, that last year she got to visit the city […]
Not too long ago I posted a relatively amusing little news story about a group of Colombian women on a sex strike in a small village. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Much like the play of Lysistrata, wherein the protagonist ended a war by convincing the women of Ancient Greece to deprive their lovers of […]
Today in our Colombia Travel Blog we’re beginning our countdown to the U20s FIFA World Cup which begins on the 29th of July in Medellín when England takes on Korea. We’re going to be focusing on the cities in which the tournament will be taking place in order to help you get the most out […]
In my endless wanderings through the dense forests of internet content, I stumbled upon a rather amusing story coming out of Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Heard of Lysistrata? She’s a woman from Greek literature that effectively ended a war by convincing the women of Ancient Greece to deprive their lovers of sex. The […]