Bogotá: the city shakes to the beat of Aainjaa drums
Aainjaa, an innovative Bogotá dance and drumming movement, brings batucada to Colombia and beyond. We talk to founder Homero Cortés.
Novenas: An Oh-So-Colombian Tradition
As December gets underway, you will no doubt begin to hear Colombians talking about their upcoming novenas, a tradition unique to Colombia and parts...
Do you believe in Colombian superstitions?
Every country has its own unique rituals that people use to attract good fortune and repel bad luck. In his latest column, our intrepid agony uncle Jazid Contreras explores some of these quirky Colombian superstitions and the magical thinking behind them.
Colombian crafts for dummies
With the help of experts, Jazid Contreras examines some of the most iconic Colombian handicrafts. He delves into their origins in order to give you a beginner’s guide to the colourful and diverse realm of arteanías, just in time for Expoartesanías, the annual craft fair in Corferias and, of course, the holiday shopping season.
Colombian Cinema: Ten must-see Colombian films
As we are in the midst of an exciting new era in Colombian cinema, The Bogota Post takes a look at the history of the national industry and picks out some of the most memorable movies made in Colombia.
Opinion: What is ‘nea?’
What does it mean to be nea? Photo by Arjun Harindranath
“¿Usted sí sabe qué es nea?” was...
Colombian dating: Catastrophic Cupid
Phoebe Hopson provides some tales of expats on the Colombian dating scene who have learnt the hard way how cultural differences can get in the way of love.
Bogotá shopping districts
Bogotá is awash with streets, and even whole neighbourhoods, where just one item or service, and pretty much nothing else, can be purchased. Chris Erb discovers that there are districts for everything from pets, electronics, leather, printers and hairdressers to concentrations of restaurants selling the exact same thing.
1819 – 2019: 200 years of Colombia
Colombia has had a rollercoaster 200 years of history. Check out some key moments…
‘The Colombian Ambush’: The videos that trick gringos into learning about...
A baker from Marinilla, a street seller from Santuario, a manager from Bogotá, a fisherman from Cartagena, a coffee-maker from Tolima, a farmer from...