Category: CULTURAL IMMERSION

🎥 ¿Qué es un Piache Wayuu? | La Guajira . Episodio 4

En este episodio hablamos con Jose Luis Pushaina, indígena Wayuu y experto en la cultura y las tradiciones de éste pueblo. Nos explica qué es un Piache, o curandero Wayuu. ► Descubre Colombia: http://www.colombiaphotoexpeditions.com

Corpus Christi in Atanquez 🎥 Colombia: Kankuamo Territory | Episode1

In this episode, we explore the celebration of the Corpus Christi in Atanquez, located within the Kankuamo Territory in the Departamento del Cesar in Colombia. This celebration is critical for the community and its history, since it intermingles the still strong Catholic heritage and the distant past of the indigenous community, despite the criticism that some Christian Kankuamo do to the Roman Catholic tradition. … Read More Corpus Christi in Atanquez 🎥 Colombia: Kankuamo Territory | Episode1

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Carnaval 2019 Colombia Photo Expedition

A selection of images taken during our 2019 Barranquilla Carnaval Photo Expedition. Click here if you are interested in joining our 2020 Photo Expedition!       Cover photo © Kike Calvo / Colombia Photo Expeditions

Crash Course on 100 Years of Solitude

If you can spare 11 minutes to learn about Gabriel Garcia Marquez‘s masterpiece 100 years of Solitude, it may be worth to watch this entertaining video. As you probably know, the book made Gabo win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.   To learn more about Colombia, please check our Suggested Readings.

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Protected: 2019 Sabrosura Music Expedition Itinerary

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Music Expert Betto Arcos

I had the pleasure to meet Betto Arcos on a recent press music trip to Colombia organized by Pro-Colombia, where we explored the country’s rhythms and musical manifestations. The outcome of the trip was a much better understanding of the music scene in Colombia; an article for the National Geographic Blog called Colombia: So You Want to Explore the Land of a Thousand Rhythms  and … Read More Music Expert Betto Arcos

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Have You Ever wondered about the Origins of La Salsa Caleña?

Learn about the history and origins of La Salsa Caleña in this Spanish interview with Benhur Lozada. Sound was recorded by visual anthropologist and photographer Kike Calvo. If you happen to use the content of this interview as research for a blog post or an article, please do credit us. I invite you to listen to the interview, but also to check our suggested … Read More Have You Ever wondered about the Origins of La Salsa Caleña?

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Cartagena’s Next Hip Restaurant?

As writer Ashley Mateo wrote in Time yesterday  “With its pink steel bars, exposed brick and piping, and wall paintings of jungle plants, Interno could be any other hip Colombian restaurant. But the employees inside aren’t just prepping food—they’re serving time. The 60-seat restaurant is located in a cordoned-off area of Cartagena’s San Diego prison, a minimum-security facility that’s the last stop for women … Read More Cartagena’s Next Hip Restaurant?

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Colombia: So You Want to Explore the Land of a Thousand Rhythms?

This is the latest post in the Colombia Blog Series by Kike Calvo which profiles interesting information, research and thoughts on Colombia related to journalism, ecotourism, visual anthropology, exploration and photography. This article belongs to the author’s lifelong series The Güepajé Project. For the past few weeks I embarked on a rather remarkable music exploration around Colombia with Colombia Photo Expeditions. Most people have probably heard of, and hopefully danced … Read More Colombia: So You Want to Explore the Land of a Thousand Rhythms?

Protected: 2019: Barranquilla Carnival Cultural Photo Expedition

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Protected: 2019 Barranquilla Carnival Storytelling Photo Expedition

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Protected: Masks of the World: Barranquilla Carnival 2019

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