The Carnaval de Barranquilla was designated a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2003. Renowned for its balmy weather and UNESCO World Heritage-listed colonial walled district, the Colombian city ...

Barranquilla, Colombia, is gearing up for its most vibrant cultural event of the year: Carnaval de Barranquilla 2025. This year's festivities hold special significance as the city pays tribute to one ...

Barranquilla is about to get a new cultural reference to make all its citizens proud! The legendary Shakira will soon have a statue in her honor, placed in a strategic location chosen by the people ...

There is a place in Colombia, hugged by both a fruitful river and the charismatic movement of the Caribbean Sea. A city of immigrants, dreamers, and workers that centuries ago decided that for four ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Barranquilla mayor Jaime Pumarejo filed a lawsuit against Colombia’s federal government last year, it was ...