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Gourmet Coffee
Gourmet Coffee
This is one of our ongoing coffee articles by our featured coffee expert and author, Mr. Robert Barker.
What exactly is ''Gourmet Coffee''. Gourmet coffee is most…
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Bandeja Paisa
A very common meal in Colombia, especially in the department/state of Antioquia, is the Bandeja Paisa or the Paisa Platter. There are also variations known as the Bandeja Antioqueña or…
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Cartagena – Basic City Guide
Cartagena is located in the department (state) of Bolivar which is located on the Caribbean Coast in Northern Colombia. In 1984 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO
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Fincas – In Search of Paradise
Dotted across the countryside throughout Colombia, are literally thousands of small parcels of land with country homes. These are commonly called fincas. These can range from the…
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Cali Colombia – Basic City Guide
Cali, with a population of approximately 2.5 million, is located in the department (state) of the Valle de Cauca which is situated in the Southwest part of Colombia.
How to get there …
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The Color Run
The cheering started at about 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning just down the street from our home. Plumes of green ''smoke'' were rising into the air . We had no idea what was happening. Had…
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Expat Categories
The Colombia Line-up: Just the Usual Suspects
This article was written by Hector G. Quitana and edited for the Colombia portal.
For those of you glancing at the headline and expecting…
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Medellin – Basic City Guide
Medellin is located in the department (state) of Antioquia which is situated in the Northwest part of Colombia.
How to get there :
By Air :
Enrique Olaya Herrera - In the…
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Cartagena International Music Festival
The old city of Cartagena is never more alive when music fills the streets. Set against the backdrop of spectacular colonial buildings, in the streets, in its churches and the…
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Extranjeros en Servicio – Foreigners in Service
There is a need for your help in Colombia. Even if we might be self made men or women, as foreigners most of us come from much better personal circumstances than exist for many…
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El Retiro – A Place to Live, Work, and Play
A Place to Live, Work, and Play
by Greg Farrell
For the past 10 years, we’ve been looking in Europe, Central, and South America for that ideal retirement community. At first…
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The Inverse Law of Good Intention
An important pillar of ESCAPE ARTIST COLOMBIA is the concept of Giving Back. In the article on Maureen Orth we have proposed the idea that one person, even you or I can make a…
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Welcome to Colombia
Imagine waking everyday to fresh air, clear sunny, skies, and 70 to 80 degree temperatures…365 days per year ! Welcome to Colombia !
Add to that, being surrounded by landscapes of…
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Living in Colombia
Deciding to move to a foreign land takes a certain mixture of courage and adventure, whatever your motivation is to leave your native land. Most of us don't take this step lightly and…
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Colombian Coffee
In the public eye, Colombian coffee is so well known that many people think it actually originated here. In fact, coffee commerce came relatively late to this NW corner of South America…
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Renting in Colombia – Lodging
Renting in Colombia may be one of the challenges a foreigner may face, at least a long term rental of a home or apartment. If you are coming to work with an established company, that…
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Medical Tourism
It is inconceivable to many people that Colombia is not a third world nation. The world media has tarred and feathered the image of an amazing country and a hardy, friendly race with 50…
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No Dar Papaya !
Ways to Make Your Trip More Comfortable and Convenient - No Dar Papaya
Generally Colombians are some of the friendliest people that you will meet. You may find some cultural differences…
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Personal and Business Insurance
Colombia, as in most countries, has a wide range of personal and business insurance options.
You can purchase home insurance, tenant insurance, car insurance, health insurance, life…
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Arepas – Don’t just try one !
My first experience with arepas was on a coffee farm in rural El Salvador. It was white corn, ground by hand, cooked on an open fire and served with some local soft cheese. My hand…
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