Mesa Franca

[caption id="attachment_20157" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Spaguetti boloñesa, tosta de tomate cherry, boconccinis y albahaca. Gaseosa casera...

To kiss or not to kiss?

In a new column that aims to answer your questions about Colombian etiquette, customs, and a host of other things that might puzzle visitors to the...

La Familia Ayara: Voices of the barrios

[caption id="attachment_19408" align="aligncenter" width="960"] La Familia Ayara, one big hip hop family.[/caption] ‘People living in violence and...

The Colombian sporting year in review

[caption id="attachment_19424" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Colombia managed a haul of eight medals at this year’s Olympic...

The new billete de 100 mil: Easy to spend or not?

[caption id="attachment_19326" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The new 100mil note in all its glory.[/caption] As the new billete de 100 mil...

Pun-believable!

[caption id="attachment_19318" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Get it?[/caption] Get to grips with wordplay as Oliver Pritchard takes things in a...

‘Tis the season: a traditional Colombian taste tour

[caption id="attachment_19313" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A very typical Colombian Christmas treat, buñuelos and natilla.[/caption] Well...

How to have a veggie Christmas and not starve to death trying

For all the non-meat eaters that will attend family gatherings during the holidays, we have a few tips on how to be prepared in case vegetarian...

It’s a rum business

[caption id="attachment_19257" align="aligncenter" width="900"] With so many to choose from, it can be difficult to make the right...

Quirky holiday traditions

[caption id="attachment_19253" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Be sure to get your lucky yellow underwear sorted in time for New Year’s...