La semana de la Feria de las Flores en Medellín cada año es un espectáculo muy grande que atrae un gran número de colombianos y extranjeros para disfrutar de los diferentes eventos culturales. A principio de siempre tiene lugar lo que es probablemente la segunda fiesta más grande del país (después del Carnaval de Barranquilla) […]
Tag: Colombian Culture
It is very difficult to generalize or try to gather the characteristics that describe the inhabitants of an entire country in a list, especially when it comes to Colombia since as we know it is full of diversity and people are no exception. Each region has very specific characteristics, but another day we will talk […]
Támesis – a very pretty town in the Cartama Valley in the southwestern region of Antioquia, approximately 3 hours from Medellín. Surrounded by spectacular nature that invites you to stop and enjoy the views of the beautiful totally green and natural landscape, in addition to the old houses with typical facades of many colors. –> […]
First, I am going to tell you some personal details so that you understand me: Before coming to Colombia for the first time I had already lived and/or traveled for more than 1 year in different countries in South America and according to me (and several friends that I met along the way) was already […]
You can also read about Colombia’s Top 5 Scariest Mythological Characters right here… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 1. El Silbón “The Whistler” is a truly disturbing legend from the llanos, the eastern plains bordering Venezuela. The story goes that a wicked young man killed his father in an angry rage when he didn’t bring […]
Colombia celebrated its Independence Day on July 20th, 1810, independence was declared in Santa Fe de Bogotá. The process was by no means easy; the Wars of Independence continued long after this date, and Colombia became part of Gran Colombia (including modern-day Venezuela, Panama, and Ecuador) in 1819, but, following its break-up in 1831, Colombia […]
Támesis – un pueblo muy bonito en el Valle de Cartama en la región del suroeste de Antioquia a aproximadamente 3 horas desde Medellín. Rodeado por una naturaleza espectacular que invita a parar y disfrutar de las vistas del hermoso paisaje totalmente verde y natural, además de las casas antiguas con fachadas típicas de muchos […]
The anniversary of the death of Simon Bolivar was on December 17th, 1830. Although the man commonly known as ‘The Liberator’ was born in Venezuela (Caracas in 1783), many of Bolivar’s greatest triumphs and disasters took place in what is now Colombia, during and after the Wars of Independence which have made him famous throughout […]
Not knowing very much more about Colombia other than it being somewhere in South America, and that two of my best mates were from there (I’m sure I didn’t even know how to spell it), there’s plenty I could say I wish I’d known before coming here for what I stupidly thought was a month. […]
Primero que todo les voy a contar unos detalles personales para que me entiendan: Antes de venir a Colombia por primera vez ya había vivido y/o viajado por más de 1 año por distintos países de Sudamérica y según yo (y varios amigos que conocí a lo largo del camino) ya me defendía bien en […]