Colombia
Striped Church in Bogota, El Carmen
Written By: jeff
Posted On: April 13th, 2012
Last week, I showed you a typical street in La Candelaria district of Bogota. You’ll see lots of churches while traveling in Colombia, but this is one of my favorites. El Carmen Church is squarely in La Candelaria, but away from most of the rest of the popular museums and activity. You can’t usually get […]
Cobblestone Streets in la Candelaria
Written By: jeff
Posted On: April 6th, 2012
There are lots of places where you can feel like you’re transported back in time while traveling in Colombia. Frequent readers of the blog know that I love Villa de Leyva and Cartagena. But, even in the giant metropolis of Bogota, you can find that old feel in La Candelaria. Cobblestone streets, old architecture, old second-floor […]
Cartagena Catching Obama Fever
Written By: jeff
Posted On: March 5th, 2012
If you’ll be in traveling to Colombia, Cartagena specifically, on April 14-15, you won’t be alone. The Organization of American States (OAS) is having its summit in the historic city. While world politics will be the talk of the town, some locals are taking it upon themselves to have fun with the event. This will […]
Juan Valdez Parading Around
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 6th, 2012
Growing up, I saw the old commercials showing Juan Valdez in the coffee fields picking coffee. I thought that Juan Valdez was just a marketing creation for the US market. But, I learned after my first trip to Colombia that Juan (or J-Val as I like to call him) is the local and global embodiment […]
Botero’s Apples
Written By: jeff
Posted On: December 30th, 2011
You can’t travel to Colombia and not hear about Botero. He’s the one that paints and sculpts the fat people. Not everyone gets his style or what he’s trying to convey, but his work always gets a conversation started. There are two primary places to see his work in Colombia. There’s Botero Park in Medellin. […]
Pre-Colombian Bling at the Gold Museum
Written By: jeff
Posted On: December 23rd, 2011
As a resident of Bogotá, one of my favorite museums in the city and the country is the Gold Museum. When people travel to Colombia, they often spend little time here and I fear they miss this gem of the country. Remodeled in 2008, the museum focuses exclusively on the uses of gold by the […]
Woman Crossing Courtyard in Villa de Leyva
Written By: jeff
Posted On: December 16th, 2011
There are many places as you travel around Colombia that will make you feel transported back in time. Cartagena, the coffee region, San Gil, all have their old-world charm. My favorite by far is Villa de Leyva. It’s why I named it as one of my top 30 places to chill on your career break. […]
The Colombian Halloween Song
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 1st, 2010
Yesterday was Halloween. But, more importantly for me, it was Sunday. In Bogota, Sunday was made for heading out to La Calera, a rural region in the mountains to the northeast of Bogota. Here you will find restaurant after restaurant feeding the hungry Bogotanos who head out with their family, friends and dogs. Our favorite […]
Photo Essay: Day of Solidarity Parade, Caminata de la Solidaridad, in Bogotá
Written By: jeff
Posted On: August 30th, 2010
Every year in August, for the past 30 years, Colombia sets aside a day of solidarity. It is a day of remembrance for all those affected by the civil strife that still afflicts parts of the country. There are big fund raisers to collect money to send to the victims. As part of this day, […]
Photo Essay of a Tragic Morning in Bogota
Written By: jeff
Posted On: August 12th, 2010
At 5:30AM, the Bogota offices of Caracol Radio, one of the largest radio companies (and media if you include its TV empire), was hit by a car bomb. For me, it literally hit close to home. I live 11 blocks from the site. It happened 3 blocks from my first apartment in Bogota and 2 blocks […]
