The Philharmonic Orchestra of Bogotá that was founded in 1967, is in China and Italy this month to celebrate Christmas. It is the first time that the well-known musician group of the capital of Colombia is offering a concert abroad. The place is the recently remodeled Concert Hall of the Tianjin City in China. (more…)
The former Major of Medellín, Sergio Fajardo and a current presidential candidate, won the Curry Stone Design 2009 for his projects of social urbanism during his 2004-2007 period as Major of the second largest capital of Colombia. The CSD honors individuals or groups for developing and implementing a visionary design innovation. (more…)
Major Alonso Salazar makes lobby in Spain to present Medellín as the next headquarters of the 7th Ibero-American Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2010. The Paisa leader of the second largest Colombian city is visiting the Ministry of Housing in Madrid, where he introduces Medellín as an example of social urbanism. (more…)
On 2009/09/25, In Travel, By Albeiro Rodas
Japan improved its advisory over visits to Colombia, according to the official site Colombia is passion! Six Colombian states were scored number One by the Japanese government. It means that they are considered safe to visit by Japanese tourists: Atlántico, Cundinamarca, Santander, Sucre, Boyacá, Bolívar and Risaralda. (more…)
I’ve been retired from urban policing for four years, yet still feel actively engaged in the issues that confront police officers. I follow local and national police issues and I am still fascinated by individual and group behavior.
A research leaded by groups of citizens with the support of some corporations and newspapers, evaluated results in Medellín in questions of security, services, education and other aspects of the Colombian metropolis during the current year. The results show for example that the city has a backward in the fighting against criminality in comparison with 2008 numbers. The publication of the study that is called ‘Medellín, cómo vamos’ (How we are), produced already debates in the city and changes in the administration of Major Alonso Salazar. (more…)
Simón Vélez, the Colombian architect who became internationally famous for his structures in bamboo, has been appointed to receive the 2009 Prince Claus Award next 16th December 2009. The € 100,000 award is scheduled at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam. (more…)
The Gloria Vessel, the marine national emblem of Colombia, arrived last Sunday in Circular Quay, Sydney and will sail for Papeete, the capital of Tahiti (French Polynesia) next Thursday. The vessel will return to Cartagena de Indias in November.
Photo EFE.
If you want to see hippopotamus, you do not need to arrange a safari for Africa. Just come to Colombia. We are not talking about visiting zoos. We are talking about hippopotamus living free on the fields like in any African plain. However, the presence of this non-American specie in Colombia is the result of the mafia’s extravagances. The Napoles hacienda of late Pablo Escobar contained exotic animals from the five continent. Now some of them are free and endangering the population. (more…)
On 2009/08/21, In Travel, By Albeiro Rodas
Tourism to Colombia grew 10 percent during the first semester of the year, while in the world it fall 8 percent, according to Cotelco, the Colombian Association of Hotels. The statement was done by Jaime Alberto Cabal, president of the hotels’ association and published by Dinero Magazine. More than 60 thousand foreign visitors have entered the Colombian territory during the first six months of 2009, much more than last year at the same period. (more…)
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