Windsurfing Colombia: Playa Salgar Barranquilla

This is a short video of windsurfing wavesailing in playa Salgar near Barranquilla, Colombia filmed by the Hot Sails Maui Colombia crew in 2011:



Salgar 2011!!! from Hot Sails Maui Colombia on Vimeo.

FUN COLOMBIA Full Promo Skateboarding Video

Here is the FUN COLOMBIA 2011 Promo Video of all the skaters that ride for the team.
This is the full 20 minute version of the video.

100% pure Colombian skateboarding.
Incredible how high the level of Colombian skateboarding talent is getting.

Standout parts by Jean Carlos Arias, Wilfer Arcila, Felipe Vasquez and Camilo Melo:



Fun Promo 2011 "Full Version" Skateboarding Colombiano from Fun Colombia on Vimeo.

The Medellin Office: Celestial Bucket

I really like this new page called THE MEDELLIN OFFICE published by Dutch journalists Jeroen Kuiper and photographer Ronald de Hommel.   They describe it as "a journalistic multimedia production bureau focusing on Latin America and based in Medellin, Colombia".  They publish stories in English, Dutch, German and Spanish.

I especially like their motion photography picture called THE CELESTIAL BUCKET.  Below is a screenshot of the picture, but to truly enjoy it click on the above link to view the impressive motion photography, and the rest of the site.

House Hunters International Medellin, Colombia

The very popular HGTV channel show House Hunters International finally made a show in Medellin, Colombia

Check out the episode here:

Part 1:

Part 2: Part 3: Part 4:

Time Magazine Interview President of Colombia

This is an April 2nd, 2012 Time Magazine Interview with the President of Colombia, Francisco Santos:

By the way, President Santos was on the April 23rd, 2012 cover of TIME Magazine:

Paul McCartney Plays in Bogota

This is a video of Paul McCartney, ex-Beatle, playing in Bogota, Colombia on April 19th, 2012. The concert in El Campin soccer stadium. I wish I was there:

Also view the best photos of the concert here:

http://bogota.vive.in

Brad Pitt Narrates Bogota Documentary

This is an excellent PBS documentary, narrated by Brad Pitt, about Bogota and how Enrique Peñalosa (ex-mayor of Bogota) helped to transform the city in a short span of years:

Watch Bogota: Building a Sustainable City on PBS. See more from e2.

Skateboarding Colombia: Camilo Melo

This is little Camilo Melo, the future of Colombian skateboarding.

He rides for the Colombian skate company FUN COLOMBIA
Check out this video of his stylish riding:



Camilo Melo, Fun Promo 2011 Skateboarding from Fun Colombia on Vimeo.

Bogota Eats + Drinks Blog

BOGOTA EATS + DRINKS is one of my new favorite blogs about Colombia.

Diana Holguin's award-winning blog takes you through a culinary journey of some of the best restaurants and eating joints in Bogota.

The culinary scene in Bogota is booming and cosmopolitan.  It seems like a new restaurant opens every week.

I'm salivating just seeing the pictures of the Colombian food.

Rammstein Plays in Bogota, Colombia

The crazy German band Rammstein played in Bogota:

AXL Rose Walking in Bogota, Colombia

AXL Rose of Gun's N Roses was in Bogota, Colombia walking around, shopping in Centro Andino in the Zona Rosa neighborhood:

 


 Later that night he gave a concert at Parque Jaime Duque: View the video here:

Coldplay Concert in Bogota, Colombia

Coldplay gave a great concert in Parque Simon Bolivar in Bogota:

Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert Bogota, Colombia

The Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Bogota, Colombia