–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Popayan is well-known in Colombia for it’s gorgeous colonial architecture, UNESCO-recognized gastronomic culture, and it’s famous Easter celebrations. The capital of Cauca department is a small city, with less than 300,000 residents, but what it lacks in size it more than makes up for in charm and beauty. So […]
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–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Part 2 of this Top 10 can be found here. So 2014 has blurred into 2015, and it’s that month where New Year’s Resolutions are made and swiftly broken…how’s that gym membership going? ‘Dry January’ moistened up a bit recently? As we mentioned in this post last year…why not […]
No, it’s not something rude to do with Santa Claus. In a country where you’ll see taxi-drivers; ladies dolled up in high heels; and muscle-bound men in singlet-tops crossing themselves repetitively and fervently when they pass under the shadow of one of Colombia’s countless churches, it’s little suprise that the week leading up to Easter […]
Holy Week, otherwise known as Semana Santa, is fast approaching. With many Colombians having time off work during this period, plans to celebrate Holy Week are being made around Colombia. Holy Week celebrations in Colombia traditionally run from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and this year it falls on the dates Sunday 1st April to […]
It’s approaching Holy Week (Semana Santa), and in Colombia that’s kind of a big deal, even comparable to Christmas (see our Noche de las Velitas and Colombian Christmas traditions post for more on that). Most Colombians get the entire week off work, and so a lot of travelling gets done. A popular place to visit […]