See Why Cartagena Is The Hottest New Getaway In South America
No longer associated with Pablo Escobar and the bloody drug wars of the 1980s, Colombia has recently become one of the hottest destinations in South America. About 1.8 million visitors went to Colombia in 2011, the last year for which tourism info is available — about 7.3 percent more than the previous year. And about 11 percent of those tourists More...
Nicaraguans Question Colombia Nonconformity with ICJ Decision
Colombia’s intention of hiring the firm Volterra Fietta to lodge an appeal to review the sentence decided by the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on November 19 was questioned today in Nicaragua. To More...
Colombia: Hay Festival in Cartagena – a city with heart, soul and style
Cartagena must be the most beautiful colonial-style settlement in the Caribbean. No wonder the literary elite will be back in January for the Hay Festival. Via telegraph.co.uk/travel/TodayColombia Birdwatching More...
Starter Kit Colombia: Cartagena
“Beguiling” is often how people describe this cruise port on the Caribbean Sea—and rightly so. Its UNESO-designated Old Town is laced with labyrinthine cobbled streets and graced with Spanish colonial More...
Cartagena begins independence celebration
The Caribbean city of Cartagena initiates its monumental month-long independence celebration, including floats, parades, music, the customary and the “Battle of the Flowers” parade that will last throughout More...
