Colombia: cultured and  Cosmopolitan

Colombians love the good life in our cities and manifests a dynamic culture, in line with international trends. This is indicated by the International Film Festival and the Hay Festival, the Festival de Teatro de Manizales, the International Book Fair and the Festival de Jazz de Bogota, the International Poetry Festival of Medellín. Our capital cities are in the circuits of the best DJs in the world. Our museums have significant collections of world art, fashion events have an excellent reputation worldwide and proliferate gay nightclubs and fine restaurants.

The academic excellence of our colleges and universities and the p resence of hospitals with

high-tech equipment, staffed by international specialists, are increasingly attracting foreign visitors. The physical infrastructure of large cities has been modernized with efficient mass transportation systems, wide boulevards and large parks that provide a natural lung for the enjoyment of all.

Colombia: The country of creators and parties

Colombian music has enormous variety. The Andean region, of Hispanic heritage, is based on the tones of the guitar, tiple, and the mandolin, but south of the country is enriched with flutes and drums of the oboes.

In all regions, the joy of the Colombian people is evident in its festivals, fairs, carnivals and festivals.

On the Caribbean coast has been imposed for decades vallenato on ancestral rhythms like cumbia and bullerengue and Santa Marta, Barranquilla and Cartagena champeta gain strength and reggaeton.

Afro Pacific region, with its currulao and Alabao, bases its strength on drums and marimba, with a melancholy tone of Indian origin. Indigenous groups in the Amazon have flutes