Thinking about moments and little things that we all have experienced here in Colombia, these pop up in my mind, may be you can think and write your own.
1. watching the 20 de julio parade on TV.
2. Eating fried fish (mojarra, pargo)at a beach with platano y arroz con coco.
3. Going to the stadium to see lausy games and eat some lechona and palitos de queso.
4. In Bogota, going to have lunch at the north of the city on sundays.
5. Having asados with ...
I just got an IPOD and I need my cool friends of poorbuthappy to help me with some must have song names, pleaseeee, i just got out of ideas. They can be colombian songs, english what ever, jsut write your own must have list..please. ...
I just came from a diving trip to Sta Marta, my hotel was in El Rodadero, and I spent almost all the time in Taganga and Tayrona National Park. What can I say,,,what a beatiful land, thank God I live here and can enjoy this land. I got some pictures of my experience, if you want to see them just go to www.kodakgallery.com , user: camilocardozo at yahoo.com, password: 777tobias . there is an entire albun of pics of my trip,,,if someone is interested in scuba diving in sta marta please write me and i ...
Se reducen las muertes violentas en Bogotá
Fuente: CARACOL .
Bogotá. Después de haber tenido dos meses de incremento de las muertes violentas en Bogotá, el mes de marzo se convirtió en el mejor de los últimos años al reducirse en 17 por ciento .
Asà se desprende del informe de seguridad entregado por la secretarÃa de gobierno en el que los únicos de los 11 delitos de alto impacto que crecieron fue el hurto a reside ...
I guess we Peter havent read where this george bush fan said that colombia is full with COBARDES, ti concider that a personal attack. I hope people stop respinding to those nonsence comments.
When talking about Colombia, people always mention its popular traditions and culture. We tend to forget that a part of the Colombian culture is very in line with international movements of theater, painting, singing, etc. One example of this neglected aspect of the life of our country is the Iberoamerican Theater Festival in Bogotá. In this article I want to talk about this special event and some other aspects of the cultural life of the country.
[image:3130,left]F ...
The answer – For the 20.000 time in this site, everybody is going to say that traveling to Colombia is safe as long as you have common sense and listen to the advises everybody repeat time after time.
If one is coming to one of the major cities (Bogotá, Cali, Medellin, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Pereira) you should be fine, those cities already have a lot of foreign presence. Notice that you should behave the same way as you were in one of the major cities around the world. Don ...
The answer – For the 20.000 time in this time everybody is going to say that traveling to Colombia is safe as long as you have common sense and listen to the advises everybody repeat time after time.
If one is coming to one of the major cities (Bogotá, Cali, Medellin, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Pereira) you should be fine, those cities already have a lot of foreign presence. Notice that you should behave the same way as you were in one of the major cities around the world. Donâ ...
February 21st, the whole world is getting ready for Carnaval. This year is special for Barranquilla: the UNESCO (United Nations Educational and Cultural Organization) proclaimed the Carnaval as Cultural Patrimony of Humanity. The Colombian Government had done this locally in 2001.
[image:3032,right]The Queen and King Momo of the Carnaval have been elected and from today until February 24th the whole city will be dan ...
In Colombia things are never calm, this past days we have been talking about a whole bunch of different matters, from politics, to soccer and weather. The topics are very different so I think you would e interested in at least one of them. So lets begin with the more serious one.
This last few days the idea of changing the constitution in order to allow the reelection of the President has gained some force. Some of the congressmen of Uribe's movement are promoting the ...
Today February 5th, On the streets of Bogotá there cán´t be any particular cars. The people have to leave the cars at home from 6am until 7pm. On the streets one can only find cabs and buses. It is an incredible sight. ...
After my vacations, I want to start this year talking a little about the amazing trip to the Amazon that I did and about some issues that are in everybody’s mouth these days in Colombia.
First, I want to wish you all a happy new year. For me, this 2004 has begun with a lot of nice experiences. Finally, after two years of uninterrupted work, I decided to take some time out and rest. First, I spend some days (15) with my family in the beautiful Girardot. It was great, a lot of time to ...
MERRY XMAS TO ALL, AND HOPEFULLY THE NEW YEAR WILL BRING PEACE AND PROSPERITY TO THE BEAUTIFUL COLOMBIA
So last night Tolima beat Cali 2-0. The final game will be sunday. No one would imagine that Tolima could be champion. Any champions.
(From Peter: Camilo will be writing our new weekly column called "What's the word?", about what people are talking about in Colombia.)
My name is Camilo Cardozo, I am 26, live in Bogotá, work in finance and when I was living abroad I found myself trying to know what was going on in Colombia. I was especially interested in how was the day to day in the country.
Now, I’m taking Peter’s challenge to write a little bit about the country, about what is going on, about t ...
(Written by Camilo, edited by Peter)
Looking how to help Colombia from abroad? On December 3, 2003, in Bogotá a new website was launched.
http://www.conexion-colombia.com
Conexión Colombia is the alliance of a group of the some of the most important private companies with the collaboration of several public entities in order to create the most reliable and efficient channel through where all Colombians abroad, people in the ...
Looking how to help Colombia from abroad?
On December 3, 2003, in Bogotá a new website was launched.
http://www.conexion-colombia.com
Conexión Colombia is the alliance of a group of the some of the most important private companies with the collaboration of several public entities in order to create the most reliable and efficient channel through where all Colombians abroad, people in the country and friends of the country can help the nation.
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I am traveling to Leticia soon for my vacations with some friends, any sugestions, something not to do, some places I must visit. I am 26 and eager to experience the amazon. Every colombian should visit its own natural wonders. ...
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