–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– After El Cocuy National Park reopened to visitors earlier this month (complete information here) I started reminiscing about the incredible week I spent in the wild Andean park in December 2011, when it was still entirely open to tourists and the full 5 day trekking circuit was still a […]
Tag: Colombian Sports and Outdoor Activities
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The stunning El Cocuy National Park, which has been completely closed to visitors since February 2016, is set to reopen, albeit only partially, this Thursday, April 6. After extensive negotiations between the U’Wa indigenous community, who consider the park sacred, and the National Parks office of Colombia it has […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I went to see El Abrazo de la Serpiente in Bogota’s excellent alternative cinema, Cine Tonala (check out their website: they show a veriety of independent films from all over the world, serve cracking tacos, and host a weekly soul club!), just after it was first released in 2015 – yep, […]
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 […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are 32 departments in Colombia. They range from isolated jungle regions in the south and east of the country to Caribbean island redoubts off the coast of Nicaragua; from Andean mountain regions, to the vast plains of the east; coastal deserts to the one of the wettest places […]
Si viven en Bogotá y se les acabaron las cosas nuevas por hacer o piensan visitarla pronto creo que esta, mi muy personal lista de las 3 top actividades que hacer en Bogotá, los va llevar a descubrir una nueva cara de la capital de Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 1. Hacer la ruta […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia gained a new idol this past weekend. Nairo Quintana was already incredibly popular in his homeland before he rode to victory in the ‘Vuelta a Espana’ cycling race on Sunday, but his victory has catapulted him to a new level of adoration in Colombia. I’ve even heard people […]
Debo confesar que cuando salió la oportunidad de viajar a Bogotá con Avianca (ver video completo aqui) no me sentí tan feliz como uno pensaría (Por fa no se pongan bravos conmigo… esto mejora ;)). Sobre mí estaba cayendo la mega responsabilidad de ser la anfitriona de un capítulo de 3 Travel Blogger en mi […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Coming to into the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Colombia’s Caterine Ibargüen was the nation’s biggest hope to claim a Gold Medal in the triple jump; a gold which would represent only Colombia’s fourth gold medal in their Olympic history and the country’s first ever in athletics. Well, last night […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In the middle of June, I arrived in beautiful Cabo de la Vela, a tiny town in La Guajira, the northernmost region of Colombia: home to much of the country’s indigenous population, and seemingly, most of the country’s wind. ‘Cabo de la Vela’ translates to ‘Cape of the Sail’, […]