{"id":7104,"date":"2013-03-08T10:37:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T15:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=7104"},"modified":"2016-05-05T10:55:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T15:55:21","slug":"international-womens-day-celebrating-colombian-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2013\/03\/international-womens-day-celebrating-colombian-women\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women&#8217;s Day &#8211; Celebrating Colombian Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being the only woman on the See <a title=\"Safety in Colombia: The Tourism Police Have Got Your Back.\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia Travel<\/a> writing team, apart from <a title=\"12-12-12 Feliz Cumpleanhos Marcela from your See Colombia Travel Team!\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/12\/12-12-12-feliz-cumpleanhos-marcela-from-your-see-colombia-travel-team\/\">Marcela<\/a> of course, it\u2019s seemed only fair that I be the one to write on this <a title=\"Dia de la Mujer in Colombia: A list of remarkable Colombian women on International Women\u2019s Day\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/03\/dia-de-la-mujer-in-colombia-a-list-of-remarkable-colombian-women-on-international-womens-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Women\u2019s Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And what better way to celebrate International Women\u2019s Day in <a title=\"Weather in Colombia \u2013 An introduction\" href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2013\/02\/weather-in-colombia-an-introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia<\/a> than by celebrating Colombian women? From the funny, the strong to the downright gorgeous, here is a list of women to be celebrated this International Women\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sofia Vergara<\/strong><br \/>\nGorgeous and Hilarious\u2026 only Sofia could make a word as horrible as Gonorrhea look sexy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/tz3KY.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shakira<\/strong><br \/>\nShe\u2019s got a a voice to kill and moves to match\u2026even while riding a donkey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/24.media.tumblr.com\/db8c3ef09885779b1499b8a26a98aa0f\/tumblr_miqdexlgNp1rjn7v9o2_250.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nina Garcia<\/strong><br \/>\nThe fierce and fiery Nina Garcia, fashionista extraordinaire and Project Runway judge, is not one to be messed with. She will probably make you cry, just saying.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/24.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_ly88gyH3Sj1r5gvg1o1_250.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catalina Sandino Moreno<\/strong><br \/>\nSuper talented and, again, gorgeous (groan), actress Catalina Sandino Moreno has graced the screens in movies such as <em>Love in the Time of Cholera<\/em> and <em>Maria Full of Grace<\/em>. She is a photobomber extraordinaire too by the look of it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/25.media.tumblr.com\/75c291dfefe426b83b3a0d16e29302cf\/tumblr_mh3ja1NgCn1qgcmbyo1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mariana Pajon<\/strong><br \/>\nInstilling pride and patriotism into the entire nation when she won the Olympic Gold Medal for Colombia during last year\u2019s Olympic Games, Mariana represents a sense of strength and just seems like an incredibly sweet person too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/gifninja.com\/animatedgifs\/220309\/mariana-pajon.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Margarita Rosa de Francisco\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nKnown for her stunning good looks, one of the most poignant roles for actress Margarita was actually when she played a drug addicted mother in the movie <em>Paraiso Travel<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.showbizcafe.com\/public\/images\/upload\/movieimages\/movieimage_3599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revistadiners.com.co\/nuevo\/img\/contenido\/image\/marzo2010\/margarita.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re all so smart, sexy, strong and intelligent!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mcug18dVfx1rzubna.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being the only woman on the See Colombia Travel writing team, apart from Marcela of course, it\u2019s seemed only fair that I be the one to write on this International Women\u2019s Day. 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