+ CULTURAL IMMERSION, Ethnomusicology, Highlights from Our Expeditions, Masks of Colombia, Photo Expedition, Photo Gallery, PHOTOGRAPHY
by KIKE CALVO
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
by KIKE CALVO
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.
by KIKE CALVO
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by KIKE CALVO
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
+ Anthropology, Audiograph, Colombia Music Expeditions, CULTURAL IMMERSION, Ethnomusicology, PHOTOGRAPHY, Uncategorized
by KIKE CALVO
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?
by KIKE CALVO
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?
+ Colombia Music Expeditions, CULTURAL IMMERSION, Ethnomusicology, Highlights from Our Expeditions, PHOTOGRAPHY, Uncategorized
by KIKE CALVO
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?
by KIKE CALVO
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by KIKE CALVO
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by KIKE CALVO
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
by KIKE CALVO
“Our family, two adults and 3 adult children, had the pleasure of visiting Colombia and traveling with Colombia Photo Expeditions. It was an amazing trip as we learned about Columbia’s history, culture and people. The trip was well organized and Chris our expedition leader was welcoming and knowledgeable. There was something for everyone from the wonderful food to the salsa clubs and adventurous outings. … Read More Colombia: It was an Amazing Trip
by KIKE CALVO
The carnival is the second largest in the world, second only to Rio de Janeiro. In 2003, it was named one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Colombia Photo Expeditions offers you the best photo tours to capture this event.
观鸟者纪录片摄影探险队 ( The Birders Documentary Photo Expedition ) 在这次新的旅途中，我们将跟随“鸟人纪录片”的脚步！！ 北哥伦比亚鸟类的踪迹 圣玛尔塔山脉（THE SANTA MARTA MOUNTAINS）、加勒比海岸（CARIBBEAN COAST）和佩里亚山脉（PERIJA MOUNTAINS） 关于我们 (About us) 为什么选择哥伦比亚？(Why Colombia?) 在哥伦比亚观鸟 (Birdwatching in Colombia) 仅限8位观鸟者！ 日期： 2020年1月22日-2月2日 2021年1月22日-2月2日（12天） 从巴兰基亚（Barranquilla）开始，在波哥大（Bogota）结束 费用：$3680美元/人 双人间住宿 亮点：整个旅程将跟随纪录片《观鸟者》（“The Birders”）的剧组人员和鸟类专家在拍摄时，沿着哥伦比亚北部鸟类踪迹的拍摄路线。整个行程将从巴兰基亚（Barranquilla）开始，在波哥大（Bogota）结束。圣玛尔塔内华达山脉（Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta）是世界上最高的沿海山脉，也是世界上有着22中独有物种的最重要的特有中心之一。加入我们一起去探寻这些特有物种吧，包括圣玛尔塔鸣角鸮（Santa Marta Screech-owl）、蚁鸫（Antpitta）、山裸鼻雀（Mountain-tanager）、窜鸟（Tapaculo）、拾叶雀（Foliage-gleaner）、薮雀（Brush-finch）、鹦鹉（Parakeet）、蜂鸟（Sabrewing）、丛霸鹟（Bush-tyrant）、食籽雀（Seedeater）、莺（Warbler），以及更多！ 跟随《观鸟者》（“The Birders”）纪录片拍摄时的路线。 在拥有这个国家四分之一特有物种的圣玛尔塔内华达山脉（Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta）进行观鸟。 游览哥伦比亚北部神秘的瓜希拉半岛（Guajira peninsula）的干燥森林，寻找凤头主红雀（Vermilion Cardinal）、红鹮（Scarlet Ibis）和小黑纹头雀（Tocuyo Sparrow）。 在偏远的，刚刚向观鸟者开放的佩里哈山脉（Perija mountain range）进行观鸟，被认为是哥伦比亚观鸟的圣地。 […]
