SOFA 2019: Ten years on the SOFA

SOFA, Colombia’s leading festival dedicated to all things geek is a decade old and promises to be bigger and better than ever. The festival is...

Flying high: Annual Kite Festival of Villa de Leyva

A time when the strong winds of the Boyacá region come in use is every August, when the kite festival of Villa de Leyva takes the small and rustic...

Alexandra Christo: Fantastic feats in To Kill to Kingdom

Interviewer Sara Hide poses with the author of one her favourite books. Photo: Steve Hide. ‘Sometimes I would get so tired and absent-minded...

Bogotá hiking: Back to the hills?

The páramo above Bogotá. Photo: Steve Hide The capital’s hikers are once again hoping they can walk the Cerros Orientales. Will...

Mapping the life of Caldas, a Colombian superhero

[caption id="attachment_33668" align="aligncenter" width="1060"] The exhibition focuses on Caldas’s map-making and scientific...

Pet adoption is an option

[caption id="attachment_32871" align="aligncenter" width="1060"] Volunteer Maria Camila shows us Brandy, just one of hundreds of dogs in need of a...

Expopet 2018 – furry four-legged friends take centre stage

This weekend Expopet will pack Corferias with all kinds of pet paraphernalia and plenty of pettable pets. Corferias will be filled with all...

Your guide to stress-free holidays

As local schools end the calendar year and private schools and daycare facilities close their doors for nearly a month, we look at some of the ways...

A family abroad: Settling in in Bogotá

[caption id="attachment_23789" align="alignnone" width="960"] Relocating is difficult in itself, but with a toddler it is even more...