Medical Tourism in Colombia
Colombia, situated at the top of South America, has coastlines both on the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. Make Colombia your choice for medical tourism and spend a few weeks here. It…
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Minimum Wage in Colombia 2014
Every year the minimum wage in Colombia is increased and every year the amount is contested by the Colombian labour leaders. This year they were seeking an 8 % increase. Instead they…
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Post Christmas Traditions in Colombia
If you want to get lucky in Colombia, then according to custom it is time to break out the yellow underwear ! This is just one of the many interesting Post Christmas Traditions in…
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Juegos del Aguinaldos – Games of the Novenas
'' Juegos del Aguinaldos '' are games that some Colombian families play during the 9 evenings of the Novenas that lead up to and include Christmas eve. They are not familiar to some…
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Christmas in Colombia
Christmas in Colombia
One of the wonderful things about Christmas in Colombia is that it is really Christmas !! Albeit we don't have any snow but there is none of this wishy-washy,…
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Driving in Colombia – Part 4 – The Road ”Test”
Driving in Colombia - Part 4 - The Road ''Test''
A colleague of mine recently published an article in one of the Colombian English ''webpapers'' that he found the drivers in Medellin…
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Driving in Colombia – Part 3 – Taxes and Insurance
Driving in Colombia - Part 3 - Taxes and Insurance
Driving in Colombia - Part 1 : Driving in Colombia - Part 2 - What is a RUNT? ; Driving in Colombia - Part 4 -The Road ''Test''…
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Driving in Colombia – Part 2 – What is a RUNT?
Driving in Colombia – Part 2 - What is a RUNT ?
Driving in Colombia - Part 1
Driving in Colombia - Part 3 - Taxes and Insurance
Driving in Colombia - Part 4 -The Road ''Test''…
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Driving in Colombia – Part 1
Driving in Colombia – Part 1
As a tourist, it is possible to drive in Colombia with a current driver´s license from your country, state or province however you must have your passport…
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Freedom Is Yours! Will You Take It?
Many often think about and yet so few act upon it. The idea of escaping the rat race and opting for a new revitalized life of freedom of the stresses of daily life back home, somehow…
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The Developing Minds Foundation
The Developing Minds Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Miami, Florida that is sponsoring 7 programs throughout Colombia aimed at better the lives of many underprivileged…
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Medellin Christmas Lights
The Medellin Christmas Lights project that began as a modest event in Medellin in 1955 has grown to become an internationally known holiday spectacle. The Alumbrado - The Lighting of…
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Foundation El Batan
Hacienda El Batan is a three hundred-year-old homestead in San Agustin, Colombia. It is a National Historic Landmark of Heritage Architecture located in the Northern Andes of South…
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Panela – Part 2
Our initial article on panela was just a general prelude to the product and how it is produced. My first introduction to panela was as Aguapanela - a beverage, chilled and refreshing or…
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Panela
Panela is simply the juice squeezed from the sugar cane that is boiled, evaporated and formed into cakes for easy transportation and distribution. In Mexico it is called piloncillo, in…
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Sancocho de Gallina
Sancocho de Gallina
Sancocho de Gallina is a typical, traditional, hearty soup. It has many variations throughout Latin America and some people trace its origin back to Spain. Usually…
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Ginebra Valle del Cauca
´´Turn right at the guitar´´ is probably one of the strangest directions that I have ever been given. Somehow it made me think of Bugs Bunny and his famous line, ''I knew I should have…
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Colombian Film Industry – Tax Incentives
In 2012, the Colombian Government passed a new law to encourage local and foreign film production. This law was intended to provide benefits to the Colombian film providers of…
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Cartagena Taxi Fares
Cartagena Taxi Fares
Cartagena Taxi Fares are a mystery for many as the taxis do not have taxi meters. The fares are set every year by the city - ''Alcadia'' and are established by…
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Apartment Collapses in Medellin – Why you should work with a Real Estate Specialist
There is tragedy today as an apartment collapses in El Poblado, Medellin. In the latter part of the evening of Saturday, October 12, 2013, the 6th tower of the Apartment Complex…
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