In July 1957, former Conservative President Laureano Gómez (1950–1953) and former Liberal President Alberto Lleras (1945–1946, 1958–1962) issued the "Declaration of Sitges," in which they proposed a "National Front," whereby the Liberal and Conservat... Read more »
The period between 1796 and 1806 was marked by intense conflicts over the nature of the new government or governments. Constant fighting between federalists and centralists gave rise to a period of instability, which came to be known as la Patria Bob... Read more »
For many years serious internal armed conflict deterred tourists from visiting Colombia, with official travel advisories warning against travel to the country. However, in recent years numbers have risen sharply, thanks to improvements in security re... Read more »
The Spanish settled along the north coast of today's Colombia as early as the 1500s, but their first permanent settlement, at Santa Marta, was not established until 1525. In 1549, the institution of the Audiencia in Santa Fe de Bogotá gave that city ... Read more »
El Aeropuerto Internacional Rafael Núñez (código IATA: CTG, código OACI: SKCG) se encuentra en Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, capital del departamento de Bolívar. El Aeropuerto es el segundo más grande de la Región Caribe.El aeropuerto está localizad... Read more »
In many areas of Colombia, it is common to have buñuelos (deep fried corn flour balls with cheese in the dough) and arepas (rather thick corn tortillas, often made with cheese and served with butter) with scrambled eggs for breakfast. Bogotá and the ... Read more »
From then on the long independence struggle, was led mainly by Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander in neighboring Venezuela. Bolívar returned to New Granada only in 1819 after establishing himself as leader of the pro-independence forces in the ... Read more »
Colombia nightlife adds spice to the life of the Colombians. After a tiring day, people of Colombia charge themselves by getting into pubs, clubs or discotheques. The party freaks get themselves engaged in moving their hips and toes to the loud music... Read more »
Passport and VisasThe following information is subject to change and should be verified by contacting the nearest diplomatic or consular office of Colombia. Violations of entry and exit requirements may result in serious penalties.i. United States To... Read more »
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