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William Ospina and his northern
lights

William Ospina is considered as one of Latin America's most important writers, and was one of the speakers at a Golden Colombia seminar held in Oslo in 2008. After the event, and with the help of Golden Colombia, Ospina visited the Norwegian cities Tromsø and Bergen. Read his article about his impressions of Norway, and the experiences he had during his Norwegian adventure in the El Espectador Newspaper

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Antanas Mockus advices Golden Colombia

Today Golden Colombia received a visit from Antanas Mockus at our offices in Bogotá. As many will know, Mockus was about to become Colombia president last spring as he eventually was beaten by Juan Manuel Santos in the finishing weeks of the campaign. Read more about the excentric philosophy professor and the green wave that was about to carry him into the presidential palace in this article.

Three Norwegians to the Amazone

The Golden Colombia Foundation organized last fall a writing contest in the Norwegian school system on the importance of the South American rain forest. The three winners won a trip to the Amazone in February 2012. Follow their experiences on this travel blog (Norwegian only).

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Centro Cultural Leandro Díaz – teaching Colombian culture to foreign tourists

Half an hour ouside of one Latin America's most popular tourist destinations, Cartagena de Indias, Golden Colombia Foundation is establishing the Leandro Díaz Cultural Center right on the shores of the Caribbean Sea. The center will offer a variety of courses on Colombian related topics, such as the country's history and geography, music and dance, literature and folklore tales, cooking, as well as Spanish. The centre will be inaugurated in February 2013 and carries the name of the legendary blind vallenato music composer, Leandro Díaz..

Vallenato Festival Blog!

Golden Colombia was present at the 44th Festival of the Vallenato Legend in Valledupar – Colombia's largest musical event. We covered the steps of the contest leading up to the coronation of the King of Accordeon and King of Composing, we talked to the winners and other vallenato personalities, and we covered life on the plazas and the parrandas (jam sessions) in the streets. Enjoy genuine vallenato - "the Caribbean country music" - on
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Hotel Tequendama, one of the world's Top 5 Ghost hotels!

The hotel that can be seen on the top of the cliff to the right, Tequendama, was recently voted as one of the Top 5 Ghost hotels in the world by hotels.com. The other four are Chelsea Hotel (New York), Queen Mary Hotel (California), Gran Bolívar Hotel (Peru), Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (California).

As can be observed, the Tequendama Hotel is situated by the 157 meter Tequendama waterfall, a mere hour outside of Bogotá. After the hotel was inaugurated in 1928, it tragically became a favourite spot for many Colombians to end their lives by throwing themselves into the abyss. The guests staying at the Tequendama eventually started meeting these restless souls at night in their hotel rooms; whispering in their ears, pulling their hair. Some even reported waking up with scratches in their faces.

So the hotel eventually was closed down, and still is. It now definetely even looks as a ghost hotel, something that the Golden Colombia team could witness at our visit to the Tequendama falls last month: