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 ...

Junior Barranquilla and Palmeiras face off this Thursday at the Estadio Olímpico Jaime Morón León in Copa Libertadores. Junior Barranquilla mark their 19th participation in the competition, whilst ...

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 ...

Shakira's hometown of Barranquilla in Columbia honors the Grammy Award-winning singer with a massive bronze statue. AFP via Getty Images Grammy-winning Colombian singer Shakira, one of the world’s top ...

Shakira is getting a monument in her hometown. Built in partnership with Barranquilla’s mayor’s office, Shakira’s statue is made out of bronze and will measure about 20 feet high. The statue is ...

The superstar wowed her hometown with nearly 50,000 fans at Estadio Metropolitano, marking her first local show in nearly two decades. By Laura Gómez Zamora Contributor Barranquilla experienced a ...

Not so many years ago, Colombia’s status as a Nearshore destination was on rocky ground. Despite its population – now around 50 million – the country’s bilingual talent was sorely lacking, Nearshore ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cerro Porteño host Junior Barranquilla this Tuesday at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas of the Copa Libertadores.In their last ...