THEATRES OF COLOMBIA

THEATRES OF BOGOTA

LEON THE GREIFF AUDITORIUM

It is the main auditorium of the National University of Colombia, Bogotá, named in honor of the Colombian poet León de Greiff. It is located in the central square of the campus in the University City in Bogotá Teusaquillo. His sound is recognized in the field is nacional.1 headquarters Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra. It has capacity to accommodate 1619 spectators.

 JORGE ELICER GAITAN THEATRE


The Jorge Gaitan occupies the central area of the block between Seventh and Eighth race, and streets and Twenty Twenty, in the north of the town of Santa Fe in downtown Bogotá.
Their design began in 1938 and was led by architect Richard Aeck, U.S. firm Fred T. Law, who also built the building Pedro A. Environmental Lopez on Axis. It opened on June 20, 1940 with the name of Teatro Colombia.
In 1973 the Mayor of Bogotá was purchased and christened with the name of liberal leader Jorge Gaitan. Between 1996 and 1997 it was remodeled. At the end of the 2000s was also closed to adapt its structure to seismic risks presented by the city.

THEATRES OF MEDELLIN

THE LIDO THEATRE

Is a theater in Medellin, Colombia, located in the eastern side of Parque Bolivar in the city center. It became operational in 1945 and in 2007, after a methodical restoration was reopened, and is administered by the Mayor of Medellín. It can accommodate 1,100 spectators and offers a varied program throughout the year.

PABLO TOBON URIBE THEATRE

Pablo Tobon Uribe Theatre is a theater in Medellin, Colombia, located on Avenida La Playa. It has been one of the most traditional venues in the city, offers a varied program throughout the year, was inaugurated on August 2, 1967, and is the best acoustic features for musical and theatrical performances. The theater can accommodate 923 people distributed as follows: Luneta 514, Balcony 369, Additional Balcony 40. It is the cultural center of downtown Medellin.

MALLS

BOGOTA MALLS

NICE BOULEVARD

Nice Boulevard is a shopping mall located in Suba, located north of Bogota. It is linked to the TransMilenio station, Nice Calle 127, and is located at the intersection of 127th Street, Suba Avenue and Avenue Villas

Metropolis (mall)

METROPOLIS MALL

The Citadel is a Commercial Metropolis mall in Bogota (Colombia). It is located in the town of Barrios Unidos on Avenida Carrera 68 and Calle 75.1 can be accessed directly by it or through the stations 68 and Avenida Carrera 53 TransMilenio System.


MALL PLAZA OF THE AMERICAS

Our shopping center is located in Bogota Colombia and has the only IMAX
in Colombia. We offer among others, 1500 for our visitors parking with surveillance
24 hours, circular routes so you can visit the best and most complete shopping center in Bogotá.
Mall Plaza de las Americas has 28 fast food establishments where
you can spend a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, a central plaza for events of all types and points
information inside the mall where you can get any kind of guidance.
We also have ODS (Olympic Super Store), where you will find all kinds of items for
household, pharmaceutical, and other appliances. If you want an afternoon of shopping you can have
your reach more than 200 shops of clothes, shoes, beauty, electronics, etc.

CALI MALLS

EAST  PORTAL MALL

Gateway Mall East. Strategically located in the 8th Cra. corner of Highway 70 South Street East, in the heart of the east, the epicenter of a new high-impact road development in the mobility of the city. With an estimated market potential of 800,000 layers 2 and 3, and residents in surrounding neighborhoods Juanchito floating population, Candelaria, Prairie, Florida and Palmira, passing by. East Portal is the first themed mall in Colombia, inspired by salsa, an innovative urban concept that will hit the market in eastern Cali.

 CALIMIO MALL

Megacentro Calimio is located in the most developed commercial corner in the city center. Located on Calle 18 Cra 1A, this new center becomes the best showcase for your business, brand or service. It benefits from two excellent roads with large traffic flow: Cra 1 and Calle 15, and three nearby stations MIO: San Pedro, Torre de Cali and San Nicolás, ensuring more visitors and potential customers of downtown Cali. So Megacentro Calimio satisfies all the needs that the community of Cali looking at the mall: comfort, security, strategic location and easy access forms.

MEDELLIN MALLS

KEY POINT MALL

Key Point becomes the first Comprehensive Service Center of the city of Medellín, trying at all times to improve the quality of life of its visitors, thanks to the convenience of its spaces, security, strategic location, the attitude of service each of its employees and its mix of offerings ranging from Health Services, Financial Services, Travel Services, Additional Services, Trade and Restaurants. With this we hope to spend some time in Key Point is a rewarding moment, where our visitors can do errands and shopping in a comfortable and quiet, enjoying our comfortable common areas, our fountains and gardens, or perhaps eating something rich or enjoying a coffee. On the other side is the Farm City Farm, an interactive space located on the fourth floor of Key Point, where children and adults can interact with the animals themselves in the city field. In addition, the Comprehensive Service Center you will find a variety of events, workshops, courses, exhibitions and activations that you can always ask our portal.

ALMACENTRO MALL

Almacentro is located in the heart of the city of Medellín, and within it houses more than 120 companies offering their services to the community. Almacentrocuenta a commercial zone of 135 local business and a 7-story tower with 69 offices. In total it has a built area of 15 thousand square meters, spread over 9000 meters and 6000 commercial tower business, which consists of seven floors. Currently Almacentro has entered a new stage that looks to consolidate business center services as health, tourism and related industries. This comes specializing its business mix in these areas and adapting their spaces according to the needs of that order.

CARTAGENA MALLS

CARIBBEAN  PLAZA NALL

Pie de la Popa Cll 29D No.22-108, 0057 Cartagena
80,000 square meters are represented in 200 stores, among which are the biggest brands in the country, with large format.


PASEO OF THE CATELLANA MALL 

 Phone: (57) 5 6531950
E-mail: mercadeo@paseodelacastellana.com
Website: www.paseodelacastellana.com/
Avenida Pedro de Heredia Villa Sandra industry Calle 30 No. 30-31
Paseo de la Castellana is a unique place in the beautiful Cartagena de Indias. A place to meet the best brands and servicioso.

NATIONAL PARK

COLOMBIA NATIONAL PARK

NATIONAL NATUAL PARK SIERRA NEVADA OF SANTA MARTA

The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is located approximately 10 ° 52 'North and 73 ° 43' West (position of their central peaks), divided between the departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira, in the Colombian Caribbean, in jurisdictions Swamp municipalities, San Juan del Cesar, Foundation, Aracataca, Dibulla, Mingueo, Santa Marta, Riohacha and Valledupar.
The park includes nearly 80% of the Sierra, which is the highest coastal mountain in the world. It has a pyramidal shape, with their faces facing north, southeast and southwest. It is so high that it is visible from the cities of Santa Marta and Valledupar, located about 40 miles from it.
Being a mountain, especially over 5000 meters high, has all climatic zones, from the warm dry place until permanent snow.
Also the climate of the region is determined by the trade winds and elevation relative to sea level. That is why the temperature is from 27 ° in the lower park to 6 ° in the highest peaks of the Sierra.


TAYRONA NATIONAL PARK

Tayrona National Park is located in the Caribbean Region in Colombia. Its area is part of the department of Magdalena.
A 34 km from the city of Santa Marta is one of the most important natural parks of Colombia. It is home to a large number of species distributed in regions with different climatic zones ranging from sea level to heights of 900 m.
Of the 15,000 hectares of the park, 3,000 are offshore.


SIERRA OF THE  MACARENA

The Serrania de la Macarena is a meeting point of the flora and fauna of the Amazon, the Orinoco and the Andes. Because of its height has varied bioclimatic, with temperatures ranging between 12 ° and 25 ° C. These facts have led to the preservation of a unique habitat in a small region of great biodiversity and has several endemic species.
Its fauna has anteaters, tigers, cougars, deer, 8 species of monkeys, 500 species of birds, 1,200 species of insects and 100 reptiles. In the case of the flora there are 48 species of orchids, 2,000 of other flowers, foliage and plants different.


THE NEVADOS NATIONAL PARK 

The Los Nevados National Park is located in the Cordillera Central in the Andean region of the Andes in Colombia. Its area is part of the departments of Caldas, Risaralda, Quindio and Tolima, being divided between the municipalities of Villamaría, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Pereira, Salento, Villa Hermosa, Anzoategui, Santa Isabel, Murillo and Ibague.
The park includes thermal levels corresponding to those of cold moor superpáramo and perpetual snow, so their main ecosystems are Andean forests, deserts and glacier. It also includes the watersheds of some rivers, such as the river Otún Totarito River, Mills River, River Azufrado, Lagunillas River, river and river Campoalegre Guali, among others.
Before entering the park you can see the black lagoon. In the park are located the snowy Ruiz, Tolima, Santa Isabel, the Swan, Quindío, Moon Valley, and gaps Otún and Green, among other attractions.

ATTRACTIONS OF CALI

CALI


CALI ZOO

Cali Zoo is a zoo located in the Colombian city of Cali (Colombia). The park is within the Municipal Forest, on the banks of Cali, has about 350 animals of 233 species, 1 in amphibians (7%), mammals (21%), reptiles (12%), poultry (30%), fish (21%) and butterflies (9%).

Cali Zoo promotes and implements various educational, recreational and research to help preserve biodiversity in Colombia and create environmental awareness among the society. It has a total area of 25 hectares, although the park itself only has 9 hectares, and the route is about 1.5 miles.


CRISTO REU MONUMENT

Cristo Rey is a statue of 31 meters high hill located in Crystals at 1440 meters in the village Los Andes, west of the city of Cali, Colombia. The hill is so named because of the large amount of quartz that could be collected in the surrounding area.
In commemoration of the fifty years following the end of the War of a Thousand Days, Sunday 25 October 1953 at its summit opened an image of Christ, of iron and concrete, with a mass of 464 tons and a height of 31 meters, of which belong to 5m 2 March pedestal.1
The statue was originally created palmirano artist Gerardo Navia. For lack of money, the artist ended Alideo Tazzioli Fontanini Italian origin. The project was led by the play since 1949 the Jesuit priest José María Arteaga, who collected funds assemblies of most departments to build the statue.

ATTRACTIONS OF MEDELLIN

MEDELLIN


EXPLORE PARK

One of the most sought after in this area is the Parque Explora, which thanks to its interactive rooms, the aquarium, the TV studio, a vivarium and Municipal Planetarium Jesus Emilio Ramirez Gonzalez-although located in the park of the desires is administered by Explore-provides large and small, space for fun, learning, and contact with nature.
In exploring, travelers can also find a dining area consists of: Dogger, fast-food specialist, Forest Café, famous for offering delicious drinks,
Hot Spot, which offers delicious bakery products, and my love, with the best fruit salads, ice cream, juices, milkshakes and desserts.
One attraction of this park is the aquarium, one of the largest in South America.


METROCABLE

Metrocable born with the purpose of improving the mobility of the inhabitants of the city. These lines maintain the quality standards of the Metro along flyways that extend the area of influence of the system, ensuring the integration and speed when using the various modes of transport.

These works and their investments have an important social and common benefit, as they are aimed at improving the quality of living conditions of low-income population, user of public transport systems.

ATTRACTIONS OF CARTAGENA

CARTAGENA

THE WALLS OF CARTAGENA

The walls were designed in order to protect the Cartagena suffering ongoing attacks. In this wall shows the bastion of Santa Catalina, and purpose of this was to prevent access bulwark for the dangerous enemy avenue of Cruz Grande.

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

The Museum of Modern Art of Cartagena has an art collection that was initiated by a grant from the Organization of American States (OAS), on Latin American painting of the 50's, which has expanded and is on permanent display in the Hall 1. It also includes in its programming solo exhibitions, collective and continuous program of support activities.

ATTRACTIONS OF COLOMBIA

BOGOTA

BOTERO MUSEUM

The Botero Museum is located in La Candelaria, historic and cultural center of Bogotá (Colombia). It houses a large collection of works donated to Colombia by artist Fernando Botero with the intention of spreading the arts and culture in their home country. In the works, 87 correspond to your personal collection of world art and the rest, about 123 pieces, were made ​​by the same artist.

WORLD ADVENTURE PARK

Adventure World Park is a contribution of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá for all inhabitants of the capital and tourists.
Visitors could enjoy the best in family fun with attractions set in distributed thematic spaces: Pombo World attractions and spaces designed for children, Savannah Precolombina offering spaces and attractions for those who enjoy extreme adventure, Natural World with farm animals and Tourist Bogotá set with the main sites of the capital city emblem. Among its main attractions with the Roller Coaster Dark (Dark Ride) only in Spanish and Skye Coaster freefall simulation over 30 meters high. The park has amenities such as Children's Parties, discount packages for companies and schools, programs and during the visit Equine visitors can access parking areas, packeteers, food court and medical service.

HOTELS

SAN ANDRES

LE CASTEL BLANC HOTEL BOUTIQUE

This elegant Mediterranean-inspired mansion features a spa tub, outdoor pool, private parking and air-conditioned rooms and free Wi-Fi.

The Boutique Hotel Le Castel Blanc is located 2 km from the commercial area of San Andrés. It also has a swimming pool, beauty treatments and massages.

Rooms at Le Castel Blanc white interiors feature tiled floors and wicker furniture polished design. A minibar and flat-screen TV with cable channels. Some suites have private balconies and all have private bathrooms with showers.

In the morning a breakfast with tropical fruits and the famous Colombian coffee.

COCOPLUM BEACH HOTEL

The Hotel Cocoplum Cocoplum Beach is located on the best beach of San Andrés, and features a swimming pool, a spa and a restaurant with sea views. It offers free Wi-Fi and a complimentary breakfast.

Rooms at Cocoplum Beach Hotel have air conditioning, cable TV, minibar and a private balcony with panoramic sea views. All rooms have tiled floors and windows.

Daily buffet breakfast is served. Cocobeach restaurant offers a wide variety of Caribbean dishes. In addition, you can enjoy drinks on the terrace bar overlooking the sea.

Guests can relax on the sun loungers by the pool, or participate in water activities such as snorkeling, diving, windsurfing and fishing. They can also book massage sessions.

The hotel offers free parking and has a 24-hour reception, where you can request an airport shuttle. Cocoplum Beach Hotel is located 4 miles from San Andres.

HOTELS

CALI

FOUR POINTS HOTEL

The Four Points is a modern hotel located in the north of Cali, 19 km from Alfonso Bonilla Airport. Guests will enjoy the hotel's 2 restaurants and a rooftop pool with panoramic city views.
Rooms at the Four Points Sheraton Cali have elegant lighting and a specially decorated in pale cream. All are equipped with cable TV with LCD screen, air conditioning and coffee. They also have free wired internet.
Mango's restaurant serves top quality Colombian and Cook's restaurant serves fusion cuisine. Every day there is a breakfast buffet with seasonal fruits, tortillas and fresh juices.
Cali Sheraton guests can also enjoy the designer shops located in the mall Chipichape and the Zona Rosa. They may use the full gym or have a massage at the spa.
The Four Points Sheraton Cali has free parking and tour desk can arrange guided tours of the city or show tickets.

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL

The Intercontinental Hotel is located in the center of Cali airport and 12 km from Alfonso Bonilla Aragon. It offers nice rooms, decorated in gold and peach, and free Wi-Fi. It has a pool, gym and tennis court.
The Intercontinental Hotel Cali organizes private fitness classes at the gym and has a sauna and a hot tub. Visit the casino or attend a performance of live music at night.
The bright rooms of Intercontinental Cali have wood furniture and carpeted floors. All are equipped with air conditioning, cable TV, DVD player and large beds.
La Terraza Restaurant serves casual and Stone Hearth offers delicious roasted on hot stones prepared. In La Pizzaria find fresh pasta and pizza and Le Bra can enjoy a daily breakfast buffet.
In the Hotel Intercontinental Cali's also free parking, a business center and a travel agency with full attendance.

HOTELS

            CARTAGENA

             ALMIRANTE CARTAGENA HOTEL

This luxurious hotel is located in the Bocagrande in Cartagena, just 100 meters from the Caribbean Sea, and 4 restaurants. The hotel also offers a swimming pool with sea views and free Wi-Fi.

Rooms at the Hotel Almirante Cartagena décor, sleek tiled floors and wooden elements. They also have a seating area and minibar. Some rooms offer panoramic views of the Caribbean Sea.

Daily buffet breakfast is served. Alcatraz The restaurant specializes in dishes of fondue and raclette and Admiral pizzeria serves pizza in a dining room with sea views. You'll also find a bar specializing in sushi, where you can grab a drink.

 THE AMERICAS HOTEL

  The Americas in a tropical resort located on the beach, situated in northern Cartagena. It has many amenities including swimming pools, a mini golf, a spa, a wide range of water sports and entertainment staff.

Rooms at the Hotel Las Americas Global Resort open to a private balcony, equipped with hammocks. They also have free Wi-Fi and a flat-screen satellite TV.

In the many resort restaurants you can taste traditional specialties of the region of Bolivar and a selection of international cuisine. You can relax at the pool bar or stroll through the beautiful gardens.

In hotel also has a playground with interactive games, a well equipped gym, tennis courts and a massage parlor, among other facilities

HOTELS

                                                              BARRANQUILLA

BARRANQUILLA PLAZA HOTEL:

The hotel has a sauna, fitness center, three restaurants, swimming pool surrounded by palm trees and Wi-Fi. 
The Hotel Barranquilla Plaza offers decor and facilities of 5 stars. The rooms have air conditioning and light wood furniture, bedspreads and curtains plus matching long. A minibar and cable TV. Some rooms include a flat-screen TV and city views.
Every morning a full buffet breakfast in the restaurant Cascafe for a fee. This breakfast includes coffee from Colombia and regional products. 26th Floor At the bar you can enjoy a drink and panoramic views. Guests can also enjoy a light lunch at the pool area.
The Caribbean Museum is only 3 main streets and shopping centers in the area are a 10 minute drive from the hotel. The Plaza is 20 minutes from the international airport of Ernesto Cortissoz.

CONTRY INTERNATIONAL HOTEL

The International Country is 5 blocks from the stadium Romelio Martinez de Barranquilla. It features a large swimming pool with sun terrace and rooms with cable TV, wireless internet and free parking.
The 5-star accommodation Country International Hotel is equipped with air conditioning and a seating area. It also has a safe, minibar and daily newspapers.
There are also laundry and dry cleaning, as well as meeting rooms. The reception is open 24 hours.
For snacks and drinks, there is a cafe on site. There is a selection of beers and spirits in the pub.
About Country International is a tennis court and a golf course. The hotel is in an area with many shops, bars and restaurants. An arts and crafts market is also close.

HOTELS IN COLOMBIA

BOGOTA

House Dann Carlton Hotel & SPA 

Is located in an impressive building with indoor pool, spa, gym and restaurant. The museum El Chico is a 5 minute walk.
Rooms at the Carlton Hotel & SPA House Dann classically furnished and feature spacious living area, desk, Wi-Fi, cable TV, minibar and kitchenette.
Daily buffet breakfast is served. The restaurant serves a wide variety of international dishes and you can enjoy drinks on the terrace bar. There is a cafe.


HILTON HOTEL

This luxury hotel offers a heated outdoor pool, a gym, private parking and a gift shop. Elegant décor and is located in the center of the business district of Bogota.
The Hilton Bogota is just 5 minutes walk from the restaurants and entertainment venues finest Bogota. The tour desk provides tips and information about the area. Massages are available.
The rooms are elegantly decorated and have large beds, flat-screen TV and seating area. Private bathrooms modern. Some rooms have exclusive access to the Executive Lounge. Room service is available 24 hours.
El Dorado International Airport is 25 minutes by car.

FAIRS OF COLOMBIA

FAIRS OF COLOMBIA

Manizales Fair: Born in 1951 to commemorate the centennial of the city. It began with the presentation of bullfighting posters and a large parade manolas in rustic carts. Due to its great success, grew inside her performance as the International Coffee Pageant. It takes 3 to 11 January each year.

Cali Fair: Born in 1957, will be held 25-30 December each year. Initially called Sugar Cane Fair. In this gathering of thousands of people to the sound of salsa music and orchestras who meet every year in Cali.

Fair Flowers: The Flower Fair was born in 1957 and the main activities this year takes place between July 25 and August 10, is undoubtedly the event that brings together all of Antioquia and thousands of tourists who visit our city

CARNIVAL OF BARRANQUILLA VIDEO

CARNIVAL OF BARRANQUILLA 

CARNIVAL OF COLOMBIA

CARNIVAL OF COLOMBIA
Barranquilla Carnival: Held in the second week of February for four days. The Carnival of Barranquilla has a tradition of more than one hundred years. Is the staging of symbolic values ​​and codes in various subcultures of the Colombian Caribbean, generated by miscegenation that gave rise to the present population of this region of Colombia.
Carnival of Blacks and Whites: It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by the Congress of the Republic of Colombia in April 2002, is celebrated mainly in Nariño Pasto and other municipalities from 4 to 6 January each year and attracts a considerable number of tourists from all over the country. The carnival includes four major stages: the pre-carnival, carnavalito, the arrival of the Castaneda family, the day finally blacks and whites day.
Bogotá Carnival: held annually during the 5th and 6th of August to coincide with the anniversary of the founding of the city Hispanic. Most of the events of the festivities take place in the Parque Simon Bolivar and in the streets and squares of the city center. The first edition of the carnival in the XXI century, took place on the anniversary number 467 and was called "The celebration of diversity", his motto was: "Celebrate life and express yourself as you wish." The festivities also include pre-carnival festivities that take place during the month of July. One of the main objectives of the carnival is to reflect and promote cultural diversity and musical Colombia.

Devil's Carnival: Riosucio-Caldas. The Devil's Carnival is all a big ceremony, full of magic, spells fencing, hierarchies and many processions which are interspersed all Colombian cultures. Until 1912 this event was called "Amusement Matachinescas"

WELCOME TO COLOMBIA

WELCOME TO COLOMBIA

Welcome to Colombia, a tropical country of incredible diversity and charm. Its varied geography, its history full of mystery and adventure, its people and cultures have fascinated the world for centuries.
Famous for its excellent coffee and the purity of its emeralds, Colombia is also the land of the legend of El Dorado and the magical world of Macondo.
If you still do not know, I invite you to visit my blog, to realize all you've been missing. Coming to Colombia is to discover a new world.

CARNIVAL OF BARRANQUILLA ORIGIN AND HISTORY

CARNIVAL OF BARRANQUILLA ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The Carnival of Barranquilla has its remote origin in the Carnival came to America from Spain. Hence its spirit of renewal and change similar to that inspired this holiday in Europe.
The first carnival held in the city is lost in history more than a century ago, when Ottawa was a small town. However, various stories have circulated regarding how the people celebrated the Barranquilla Carnival, its always so naive, funny, playful and above all healthy, have allowed the retention of a tradition that goes back three centuries.
The Carnival festivities, of European origin, were introduced to America by the Spanish and Portuguese. The history of Barranquilla are coming in the celebration that took place in Cartagena de Indias, in colonial times, as party slaves appeared around that time blacks in the streets with typical instruments and special costumes, dancing and singing.
The traditional novena of La Candelaria, in Cartagena de Indias, framed in sumptuous dances in the eighteenth century a holiday granted to blacks brought from Africa muzzles. These parties are the main source of Barranquilla Carnival dances.

THE HISTORY OF TOURISM IN COLOMBIA

THE HISTORY OF TOURISM IN COLOMBIA

The history of tourism in Colombia dates back to June 17, 1954 with the formal creation of the Colombian Association of Hotels (ACOTEL) in Barranquilla was managed primarily by John Sutherland, then Tequendama Hotel Manager. On October 25, 1955 formed the Association of International Airlines in Colombia (Alaico) in Bogota. On 24 October 1957 the government created the Empresa Colombiana de Turismo by Decree 0272. While restaurants are agremiaron in the Colombian Association of Great Restaurants (ACOGRAN). In 1959, the mayor of Bogotá created the Institute of Culture and Tourism of Bogotá.
In December 1963 he opened the first resort hotel in Santa Marta, Hotel Irotama and in 1964 created the first hotel chain in Colombia, the Foundation Hotels Ltd.