Best Festivals in Colombia - Colombian Travel Guide
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In Colombia are 18 public holidays and over 150 festivals. The most important festivals in Colombia are:
- Carnaval de Blancos y Negros in Pasto, Nariño. It happens on the first days of the new year and in 2002 it was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. It consists in spread the diversity of races, that is why the people paint their faces black and white (Know more about the Carnaval de Blancos y Negros here:
- Festival Mundial de la Salsa in Cali. It is celebrated every year in September, and it is all about salsa music. Conferences, workshops, live shows, classes and more about salsa (Know more about the Festival Mundial de la Salsa here:
- Easter Week in Popayan. It occurs in the time of Easter in one of the most catholic towns in Colombia where is a parade of wood images carved in different artistic schools of the world and people commemorates the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO (Know more about Easter Week in Popayán here:
- Feria de Manizales: Celebrated in January in the department of Caldas, it is a celebration about coffee where you can attend to parades of jeeps willys filled with coffee bags.
- Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogotá: It happens in the World Capital of Theater every second year, it was produced until her death by Fanny Mikey, a great Colombian actress. It is an event considered the greatest theater festival of the world (Know more about the Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro here:
- Festival Internacional de Música de Cartagena: It is a festival where the most recognized world and Colombian interpreters of classic music came to Colombia in January to performance prodigious classical concerts and to give master classes to the young musicians of Colombia (Know more about the Festival Internacional de Música de Cartagena here:
- Feria de las Flores Medellin: A space in the capital city of Antioquia where you can enjoy of parades where farmers carry bouquets of the most beautiful flowers in the world. It is celebrated in August and it is a very touristic event (Know more about the Feria de las Flores here:
- Carnaval de Barranquilla: It is the second most attractive carnival in the world. Celebrated in the city of Barranquilla in February. It is Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the event in Colombia that attracts more tourists. Filled with musical performances, parades, and parties.
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Bogota Travel Guide - Colombia Experience Of Joy
Bogota Travel Guide - Colombia Experience Of Joy
Bogotá is the capital city of Colombia. Bogotá is Colombia's beating heart, an engaging and vibrant capital cradled by chilly Andean peaks and steeped in sophisticated urban cool. The city's cultural epicenter is La Candelaria, the cobbled historic downtown to which most travelers gravitate.
Bogotá is a city of contrasts, and as such it offers a unique experience to its visitors. Prepare to find a hectic balance between the new and the old; the peaceful and the frantic. Bogota is divided into 4 sections: The South which is mainly the poorer section of the city; El Centro, which translates Center, is the city's original Downtown and hosts most of its traditional heritage locations, city and public offices, and financial headquarters. El Occidente, which is home to Bogota's major sporting venues and outdoor parks, as well as residence areas for mainly middle and some upper class living; and The North which is where most modern development has taken place, and combines many upscale living spaces with affluent shopping centres, boutiques, cafes, nightclubs, and many new business neighbourhoods offering headquarters to many multinational corporations.
The city of Bogotá is divided into 20 distinct localities, or Districts, and every visit to this city should include touring at least three or four of them, depending on the purpose and extent of one's travel. The must-see Districts are:
La Candelaria: The colonial district is officially the first neighborhood of Bogotá . Colombia's capital city was founded here in 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera in a spot known today as El Chorro de Quevedo. The next year, authorities re-founded the city a few blocks away at what is now known as the Plaza de Bolívar. Bogotá then grew up around the neighborhood.
Chapinero : North of La Candelaria, it comprises the new downtown areas of the city, combining office space, residential areas and hundreds of alternatives for shopping, dining and sightseeing. In a city famous for its wild traffic, you'll really enjoy the walks that can be had around El Nogal, La Cabrera and Chicó Reservado. Begin at Carrera 7a around streets 79 or 80, and zig-zag your way down and north until you find the Parque 93.
El Salitre: makes for a unique sightseeing experience with its ample offerings in public venues for Sports and Outdoor activities. . Outdoor fans will find the city's biggest Public Park (Simón Bolívar), home to the most crowded open-air concerts and festivals year-round.
La Macarena : A bohemian neighborhood around the bullfight ring full of artsy cafes, art galleries and great restaurants, centered around carrera 4a between calles 26 and 30.
Parque de la 93: A trendy section of Bogotá with nightclubs and cafes frequently visited by Bogota's jet set.
San Victorino : Located in the center of the city just in front of TransMilenio's station, Av. Jimenez.
Usaquén : The northernmost district, home to many sightseeing locations, modern business squares, and traditional architecture examples. The main square is the meeting point of the area where you can find pretty nice restaurants and bars and located just a few blocks north of Centro Comercial Santa Barbara.
Other districts include: Bosa, Engativá, Fontibón, Kennedy, Los Mártires, Puente Aranda, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Suba, Sumapaz, Barrios Unidos and Tunjuelito.
A lot to see in Bogota such as :
Gold Museum
Monserrate
Plaza Bolívar, Bogotá
Museo Botero
Colombian National Museum
Bogotá Botanical Garden
Simón Bolívar Park
Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá
93 Park
House - Museum Quinta Bolívar
Colpatria Tower
Maloka Interactive Center
Capitolio Nacional
Salitre Mágico
Plazoleta Chorro de Quevedo
Paloquemao
Parque Mundo Aventura
La Macarena
Coin and bill Production Museum
Monserrate Sanctuary
Cascada la Chorrera
Santa Clara Museum
Bogotá Museum of Modern Art MAMBO
Casa de Nariño
Iglesia de San Francisco
Usaquén Flea Market
Quebrada La Vieja
District Planetarium Bogota
Guadalupe Hill
Parque del Chicó
Parque de Los Novios
Independence Museum - Casa del Florero
Parque Mirador de los Nevados
Usaquén Park
Zona G
Los Cerros
Divercity
Enrique Olaya Herrera National Park
Santuario Nuestra Señora del Carmen
El Virrey Park
Multiparque
Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center
Aventura La Chorrera Park
Santander Park
Museo Colonial
La Sabana
( Bogota - Colombia ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Bogota . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Bogota - Colombia
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Sandona, Nariño - Travelling in Colombia
Sandona is a small village close to Pasto in the south of Colombia that is know for its weaved art and crafts. My girlfriend and me rented a car and drove through the mountains for a day trip.
Oh an the reason why we are so black in the faces is because it was the time of the Carnaval de Blancos y Negras in Pasto (video about that coming soon).
Music:
Omar Florez De Armas - La Guaneña
Colombia: The Beautiful Basilica de las Lajas, Ipiales - International Living
The Beautiful Basilica de las Lajas, Ipiales, Colombia - International Living
International Living editors Dan Prescher and Suzan Haskins visit the Sanctuario de las Lajas near Ipiales, Colombia, where, in 1754, Maria Mueses and her deaf mute daughter, Rosa, were caught in a violent thunderstorm. While sheltering in a cave, Rosa saw a vision of the Virgin Mary and, although being deaf and mute, said to her mother, Momma, the mestiza calls to me!
The legend grew, and a sanctuary was built on the site through the efforts of a blind priest who, in the 1800s, walked throughout the countryside asking for donations. In the 1950s, contributions from locals helped pay for the construction of a new new-Gothic church on the spot. The original cave and sanctuary are incorporated behind the alter of the existing church. It is now designated as a basilica.
The village of Las Lajas sits above the gorge of the Guaitra River and the church. It is a tidy little town that is undergoing lots of infrastructure improvements to accommodate the growing number of tourists and religious pilgrims who visit the site.
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Candelaria & Inner City Tour Bogotá, Colombia
Walking tour in the neighborhood Candelaria and the Innercitry of Bogotá.
The colonial district is officially the first neighborhood of Bogotá. Colombia's capital city was founded here in 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada y Rivera in a spot known today as El Chorro de Quevedo. The next year, authorities re-founded the city a few blocks away at what is now known as the Plaza de Bolívar. Bogotá then grew up around the neighborhood. Because the city expanded west and north, La Candelaria retained much of its colonial atmosphere. The neighborhood is full of cobblestone streets and centuries-old houses. It is now a tourist attraction and university district, as well as the site of Colombia's government. Here you'll find most of the public buildings, both from the City and the Country's government. Historical squares, 400 year old churches, picturesque narrow streets are all here, mixing along modern developments of financial business high towers.
Many landmark events in the history of Colombian and South American independence took place in the La Candelaria, district including the near killing and escape of Simon Bolivar, the execution of revolutionary heroine Policarpa Salavarrieta, known as 'La Pola,' and the Grito de Libertad, known as the beginning of the region's revolution. And the district is indeed teeming with history, and there are a lot of interesting museums and old churches in what is the oldest Bogotá neighborhood. Some streets are reserved to pedestrians. The most important places are La Catedral, Plaza de Bolivar, Palacio de Nariño, Iglesia del Carmen, Biblioteca Luis A Arango (blaa), the Colonial Art Museum and the old architecture of the houses and buildings.
In the presentation you will see most of all this.
Adventure in Colombia
This video was shot using my GoPro HD Hero 3. I went diving in Taganga, bungee jumping, white water rafting, repelling down a waterfall, and paragliding in San Gil.
Las Lajas Sanctuary, Colombia
Las Lajas Sanctuary (Spanish: Santuario de Las Lajas) is a basilica church located in the southern Colombian Department of Nariño, municipality of Ipiales and built inside the canyon of the Guáitara River.
The present church was built in Gothic Revival style between 1916 and 1949. The name Laja comes from the name of a type of flat sedimentary rock similar to shale.
Coordinates:
0°48'19.2N 77°35'09.6W
Amazing One Day Trip in Leticia Amazonas
This is an amazing day trip in Leticia Amazonas combining Jungle, River and native tribes. Several activities to do and hosted by english speaking translator Sergio Rojas.
The Beauty of the Padilla Municipality, Cauca, Colombia
The Township el Tetillo is located in the Padilla Municipality, Cauca, Colombia. Padilla was founded on November 30th of 1,967. The first residents of Padilla arrived in 1917 and they build houses of guaduas. They were african american slaves, which later were freed and they were given land for their work in the farms of their old owners. The name of Padilla was given to the municipality in honor of a Colombian nobleman, Admiral José Prudencio Padilla, expert in military strategy who was also african american.
One of Padilla’s great advantages is the many creeks and rivers that go through the region, making it a very successful sugar cane producer. As you can see here on this video; these are all sugar cane plantations.
There is a diverse variety of birds in this region some of which can be observed in this video. The weather, plantations, creeks, and rivers attracts them to this site (“El Tetillo”). The township El Tetillo is divided in three different communities called, “Veredas”. They are Veredas El Zapote, La Mora, and El Tamboral.
You can appreciate how the sun is hiding behind the Colombian Central Andes, which extend from South to North. It ranges from the Colombian Massif in the Cauca Department or State to the Serrania de San Lucas in The Bolivar Department. The Colombian Central Andes is bounded by the Cauca and Magdalena river to the west and east in that order. The surrounding land fields have rich soil do to its volcanic origin. Some of its regions are very well known for growing the softest coffee beans in the world and they were called by the UNESCO as the “Coffee’s Cultural Landscape”.
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Villa De Leyva - Festival De Cometas 2009
Images of the colonial town of Villa De Leyva, Colombia...and their 2009 Kite Festival.
Villa de Leyva (sometimes spelled Villa de Leiva) is a colonial town and municipality, in the Boyacá department, part of the subregion of the Ricaurte Province. The town is located some 40 km west of Tunja and has a population of about 4,000 people. Villa de Leyva is considered one of the finest colonial villages of Colombia, and was declared a National Monument in December 17, 1954 to preserve its architecture. It is located in a high altitude valley at 2,144 m altitude where fossils from the Mesozoic and the Cretaceous abound.
It was founded in June 12, 1572 by Hernán Suarez de Villalobos and named after the first president of the New Kingdom of Granada, Andrés Díaz Venero de Leyva.
Among the main areas of interests are the Plaza Mayor (Main Square) where besides the Church, many restaurants and stores selling some handcrafted art pieces. Most of the streets around the downtown are made of stones, similar to colonial times.
Near the town itself and about a 30 minutes drive away from the main square several attractions can be found, an ostrich farm, a museum (El Fósil) and an old astronomic observatory made of phallic stones (El Infernito, for little hell in Spanish). There is also a group of seven waterfalls named La Periquera some 15 km away from the town.
The El Fósil (Spanish for the fossil) museum has an almost complete kronosaurus fossil in display, in the same place in which it was found in 1977.
Villa de Leyva in popular culture
* Part of the film Cobra Verde by Werner Herzog was filmed here.
* A Spanish-language soap opera version of the Zorro story has been filmed here, as of 2007, by the Colombian production company RTI, distributed in the United States by Telemundo.
* Florentino Ariza, the main character of the book and film Love in the Time of Cholera spends part of his life here.
* Antonio Ricaurte, Captain in Bolivar's army, active in the war of independence of Venezuela and Colombia, was born in Villa de Leyva.