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Colombia’s main cultural events
Colombia is an epicenter of major international cultural events:
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Film festivals
throughout the country
Colombia is an epicenter of major international cultural events:
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Local “fiestas”, carnivals
and beauty pageants
Colombia has a rich musical tradition laden with an astounding variety of rhythms born of cultural mestizaje: cumbia, vallenato, llanero music from the Great Plains, bambucos and guabinas.
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Music
Besides the various musical events (and other musical expressions) celebrated every year around the country, these perennial musical activities also take place:
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Art
The plastic arts thrive in Colombia as is apparent in the number of galleries in the country’s largest cities (Bogotá, Cali, Medellín, Barranquilla) with year-round exhibits featuring the work of young and consecrated artists, many of whom show regularly in foreign galleries and at biennales, museums and cultural events around the world. Colombia boasts a large group of internationally recognized artists including Fernando Botero and Doris Salcedo, as well as many extraordinary photographers whose work is an important part of Colombian art.
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Literature
Colombia has a long literary tradition and Colombian writers
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Historical, traditional
and modern art museums
A huge variety of museums with permanent collections and visiting exhibits offer year-round special programming:
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