River boats, Caracas connections and flying hippos: the Bogotá Buzz is back!

Our regular round-up of Colombia news that caught the world’s eye. Pablo’s hippos: wild ones might be trapped and flown to India and...

Zoom in on Bogotá by virtual tour

Virtual tourism might help to quench your travel thirst and visit Colombia or anywhere in the world without leaving your home. Sergio carries out...

Colombia’s young animators positioned to pave the way for VR development

Photo courtesy of Justraveling.com (Wikimedia Commons) A group of animation students from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) in...

Flying high: Annual Kite Festival of Villa de Leyva

A time when the strong winds of the Boyacá region come in use is every August, when the kite festival of Villa de Leyva takes the small and rustic...

Graffiti culture in Bogotá: From the streets to the gallery

Artist David Niño in the Visaje Gallery, with a work by Australian artist Crisp behind him. Photo: Steve Hide In recent years the vibrant...

Who’s That Girl? The Female Faces on Colombia’s Bank Notes

  [caption id="attachment_31976" align="aligncenter" width="563"] Photo by Jonathan Hernández[/caption] Which women can you confidently...

‘The Colombian Ambush’: The videos that trick gringos into learning about Colombia’s history

A baker from Marinilla, a street seller from Santuario, a manager from Bogotá, a fisherman from Cartagena, a coffee-maker from Tolima, a farmer from...

Colombia’s Top 5 Viral Videos in April

[caption id="attachment_29419" align="aligncenter" width="851"] Screenshot courtesy of 'Despierta Veracruz': Youtube.[/caption] The Bogotá Post...

“A space for living memories”: Medellín’s Casa de la Memoria Museum

[caption id="attachment_29333" align="aligncenter" width="696"] Photo courtesy of Jonathan Hernández / ESPACIO.[/caption] From the outside, the...

What to do in Semana Santa

[caption id="attachment_20666" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Expect to witness lots of religious ceremonies like this one in Popayán throughout...