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Colombia

Bogotá Botanical Garden

Bogotá, Colombia

Bogotá Botanical Garden

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

BD Bacatá in 2015

Bogotá, Colombia

BD Bacatá

The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.

Monumento a la Raza

Medellín, Colombia

La Alpujarra Administrative Center

In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.

A shrine.

Medellín, Colombia

Virgen Rosa Mística (Virgin of the Mystic Rose)

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

Sanctuary of Monserrate

Bogotá, Colombia

Monserrate Sanctuary

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Three men enjoy chicha in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, in 1897.

How a Brewer and the Government Killed Colombia's Ancestral Drink

They conspired to replace chicha with clean, healthy beer.

Lauren Evans December 18, 2017

<em>Café, con aroma de mujer</em> was one of the most successful Colombian TV shows of all time.

The Wildly Popular Colombian Soap Opera Even the Government Stopped to Watch

When coffee-induced passion was a matter of national importance.

Mariana Zapata November 17, 2016

31 days of halloween

The Colombian Folk Singer Who Showed Up to His Own Funeral

The ultimate party crasher.

Mariana Zapata October 14, 2016

How Colombia's Biggest Murder Investigation Was Swayed by a Dream

The crime of the century was, supposedly, revealed in a dream.

Mariana Zapata October 7, 2016

Is This the World's Most Interesting Border Crossing?

Karen Catchpole April 20, 2015