January 3
Putumayo, Orito
On the banks of the Patascoy River in the department of Putumayo, about 70 kilometers from the border with Ecuador, is the municipality of Orito, a town that emerged from the oil extraction camps…
January 3
Casanare, Paz de Ariporo
At the beginning of January, as a preamble to the fairs and festivals in honor of the Virgin of Manare, the municipality of Paz de Ariporo becomes the scene of the International Festival (Festival…
January 2
Nariño, Ipiales
In the first days of the year, the Multicolor Carnival of the Border (Carnaval Multicolor de La Frontera) is celebrated in Ipiales, a municipality in the south of Nariño on the border between…
January 2
Bolívar, Arenal
At the beginning of the year, the municipality of Arenal in the south of Bolívar holds its Festival of Return (Festival del Retorno), to celebrate the return of the Arenal residents in other…
January 1
Putumayo, Valle del Guamuez
In January the municipality of Valle del Guamuez in the department of Putumayo celebrates its Black and White carnivals (Carnaval por La Paz), a traditional festival in the southwest of the…
January 1
Boyacá, Chinavita
At the turn of the year in the municipality of Chinavita, fairs and festivals are held in honor of the Virgen del Amparo, patron saint since the beginning of the 19th century.
The…