Colombian Independence Day is celebrated annually on the 20thJuly. The event marks the day that, in 1810, the residents of Bogotá were stirred into protesting on the streets against Spanish rule. A limited independence, later made permanent, was decreed in the country, freeing Colombia from the Spanish. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The riot was […]
Tag: Colombian History
Colombia had around 2 million foreign tourists in 2011, and experts are predicting this year to completely eclipse that already record breaking one: 4 million foreign tourists in 2012! Two of them were my parents…that’s right, my parents in Colombia! Compare that to 1998, when about 70,000 visited this country (definitely not including my parents), and you have some idea of […]
To round off safety week Colombia Travel Blog is going to be looking at the places which were once no-go zones in Colombia and have opened up to travel. Many areas were once controlled by either guerrillas or paramilitaries, and were impossible for travellers to visit. However in the last 10 years Colombia has seen […]
It was around 1pm in the afternoon on the 9th of April, 1948. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, a prominent liberal politician, left his office to meet with Fidel Castro, among others, to discuss the Latin American Youth Congress. He never made it to the meeting. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Gaitán was shot twice in the […]
++Guest post by Darren Mills. Darren is travelling through Colombia for 2 months having been around Central and South America for just over a year. He’s currently staying in Bogotá before heading to El Choco in a month. The views expressed herein are his own.++ –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– With Semana Santa on the […]
Mar 08
Dia de la Mujer in Colombia: A list of remarkable Colombian women on International Women’s Day
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Today is International Women’s Day and here at the Colombia Travel Blog we want to pay homage some of the most remarkable Colombian women we know of. Some are controversial, some are shining stars of music and Hollywood, some are actually made up by one of the greatest writers […]
Hello All, –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’d like to post our first Colombia Travel Blog post of 2012 by introducing you to Liliana Gutierrez, a Colombian Entrepeneur who co-owns and runs Esta es Colombia Cena Show along with her husband Oscar Londonho. Those of us who work in the Colombia travel industry know how difficult […]
Colombia is a country with a rich cultural history. Anyone who travels to Colombia will find that out for themselves, but on this special day we at the Colombia Travel Blog want to share with you a different side of Colombian culture; the dark side… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The spooky side. From black […]
FELIZ DIA COLOMBIA!!!! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– July 20th – Dia de la Independencia de Colombia
Today (April 4th, 2011) is an important day here in Colombia as it serves as the International Day for Mine Awareness. It’s a date promoted by the Colombian government and the UN to raise awareness about the issue of mines in Colombia, which have affected many people throughout the country’s history. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) […]