Today we propose a unique experience in Colombia, more specifically in a place whose name evokes the thrill of adventure: the Amazon. For this, we will travel to Amacayacu, near the Amazon River, and visit one of the country’s best known natural parks, located in...
Stretch and stre-e-e-e-tch again. Breathe in. Breath out. Once again, the most renown yearly yoga, ecology and healthy habits event in Latin America, comes to Bogotá, this time with eight stages and a truly impressive set up. Seeking to make the capital of Colombia a more...
Sooner or later, at some point during a student trip to Quito one faces the following dilemma: if I want a bird’s eye view of the city, which is the best option, Panecillo or the TelefériQo? There is no definitive answer because, like everything in life, it’s...
Have you travelled to Colombia for your studies and still haven’t visited Arvi Park? Then you don’t know what you’ve been missing! Why do we say that? Here are four reasons why: Nature. Arvi Park is an ecotourism reserve accessible from Medellin by Metrocable. Did you know that this...
Budget-minded culture vultures in and around Argentina's capital are greatly looking forward to this fall's Noche de los Museos de Buenos Aires, one Saturday evening every year for the last 14 years when hundreds of cultural institutions keep their doors open into the wee hours amid a...
Contemplating perhaps a slightly different study-abroad experience? Consider the four-year-old Instituto de Comunicación (Communications Institute, FIC for short) of Montevideo's Universidad de la República. With some 3,300 students and founded from an earlier communications programme in 2013, the Institute's new quarters were inaugurated just this past February, mixing modern and 20th-century architecture...
Two hours south of Peru's capital, near the city of Pisco (yes, where the Peruvian national tipple originates), a visit to the land and sea vistas, fauna, and flora of the Paracas National Reserve's 335,000 hectares (1,293 square miles) will prove impressive indeed. You can squeeze it into a...
While international visitors to Colombia have been continuing to discover quaint Cartagena, as well as the dynamic cities of Medellín and Bogotá, one spot the Colombians themselves consider an under-the-radar gem is Cartagena's Caribbean-coast neighbour a bit over four hours' drive to the east: Santa Marta. Nowadays a city of nearly a...
With its historic centre, imposing landmarks, and lively, young vibe, we just love Quito. And it's especially popular with and oriented towards backpackers, with plenty of inexpensive accommodation and eating options. One of the best, most colourful, and least touristic is the Mercado Central. Outside the market...
Quite a few cities around the world have their signature annual festivals: Carnival in Rio, Venice and elsewhere; Munich's Oktoberfest; and the Halloween, St. Patrick's Day, and Thanksgiving parades of New York City, for example. For Colombia's second-largest city it's a particularly unique one: the summertime's wonderfully colourful Festival de las Flores. Yes, in...
