Policarpa Salavarrieta House Museum – history and culture in Guaduas

The Policarpa Salavarrieta House Museum, located in the town of Guaduas, Colombia, is a place of great historical and cultural value that pays homage to a fundamental figure in the independence processes in Latin America. While the history of the region is marked by the fight for freedom, [...]

2023-09-08T10:28:55-05:004th August, 2023|Colombian culture and history|

The man who crossed Monserrate on a tightrope

On the morning of December 20, 1895, the church of Monserrate, in Bogotá, witnessed what many called "a miracle": an unprecedented event that would stun both the faithful who religiously attended the basilica and the visitors. more disbelievers. That day, [...]

2023-08-24T09:32:20-05:00May 30th, 2023|Learn Spanish traveling|

Bogotanos: Rolos, Cachacos, or Santa Fe?

Bogota is a huge city. With a metropolitan area of ​​more than 12 million inhabitants, the capital of Colombia is currently positioned as the fourth largest city in Latin America, only behind metropolises such as São Paulo, Mexico City and Buenos Aires. [...]

2023-08-26T17:48:54-05:00April 14th, 2023|Colombian culture and history|

This is how the paisas speak

Is there a “Colombian accent”? For a few years now, Colombia has seen its international fame grow exponentially. Thanks to the boom of musicians, athletes, artists, and all kinds of digital celebrities that have recently emerged in the country, his name is reaching further and further each [...]

2023-08-26T17:51:17-05:00April 5th, 2023|Colombian culture and history|

NATIONAL MUSEUM THE HERITAGE TREASURE OF COLOMBIA IN BOGOTÁ

In Bogotá, as in many other cities in Colombia, we have many museums that tell the history of our country through artistic displays, highlighting among them the National Museum of Colombia, located in the Bogota capital. Since Nueva LenguaWe invite you to visit our city [...]

2023-08-26T18:04:42-05:00December 24th, 2022|Learn Spanish traveling|

Tejo: between culture and sport

Tejo is the only indigenous sport in Colombia, it has a deep relationship with Colombian culture and its origin dates back to pre-Columbian times: to the indigenous Muisca groups. He was born in the Cundiboyacences highlands, more precisely in the municipality of Turmequé in the department of Boyacá. Their game was part of some ceremony [...]

2023-09-27T17:05:14-05:0028th November, 2022|Colombian culture and history|

Welcome to the land of magical Realism!

Much is known about the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014) and his most popular novel One Hundred Years of Solitude (1982) around the world. Also, it is well known by natives and foreigners that he patented a new literary style known as Magical Realism, and that many people associate [...]

2023-08-27T13:29:32-05:0018th November, 2019|Colombian culture and history|

A brief historical and geographical journey through a mysterious country

You want to know who I am? I am in the Caribbean Sea, people love me, my climate is warm, and here you can visit Caño Cristales, Tayrona Park and, of course, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. To help you know, I am going to tell you the story that starts from [...]

2023-08-27T13:33:52-05:0020th October, 2019|Colombian culture and history|
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