By: Katharina Wecker.  Photos by Camilo Arrieta
Trying to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city? Looking for adventure sports, mountain-river swimming, and picturesque hiking? Or are you just looking to simply lie around on one of the most gorgeous river banks in Colombia? Well, the Rio Claro nature reserve is the spot [...]

By Eric Hinojosa. Photos by Alameda Studios. This article appeared originally in issue #5 of The Arepa.

This was a real challenge. I make movies you see; I’ve filmed around the world, even pulling in a few festival awards for my trouble. But this was different – I was in Medellín, and although I had a great [...]

By Juan Fernando Cano Velasquez. This article appeared originally in issue #5 of The Arepa.

According to the New Economics Foundation’s 2009 Happy Planet Index, Colombia is the 6th happiest country in the world. This is the second time Colombia has achieved such lofty ranking; the first Happy Planet Index in 2006 listed Colombia 2nd.

If all [...]

Photos and article by Sebastian Longhurst.  This article appeared originally in issue #6 of The Arepa.

It is Saturday night in Jericó. The main square, all lit up by the naked bulbs of the food stalls, is teeming with life. While groups of old, elegant landowners, fine white hats on their heads, lengthily chat the night [...]

Photos and article By Robin Finley.  This article appeared originally in issue #7 of The Arepa.

Rich multi-cultural diversity is seldom the first thing that comes to mind when talking about rural agricultural hamlets. Yet Urrao is one pueblo that is as fascinating in its cultural make-up as it is in its pristine natural beauty. Eco-tourism, [...]

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After seeing it on a map and becoming intrigued by it’s peculiar name, The Arepa Magazine recently visited the pueblo of Gomez Plata, some three hours northwest of Medellin. For a pueblo in the middle of no place surrounded by mountains in all directions we were not [...]

Urrao – A Pueblo Full of Surprises (From Issue #7 of The Arepa ©) By Robin Finley

A Visit to Urrao, Colombia from Robin Finley on Vimeo.
Rich multi-cultural diversity is seldom the first thing that comes to mind when talking about rural agricultural hamlets. Yet Urrao is one pueblo that is as fascinating in its cultural [...]

Next month’s pueblo snapshot is Betulia, a tiny town about 5 to 6 hours from Medellin to the west. It doesn’t get farther west than this before you are hit a massive wall of jungle and then there is nothing. This is the video montage of this tiny Antioquena pueblo.

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If Valdivia is known to locals as “The Capitol of the Mountains”, then “The Land of the Constant Vallenato” would be a close second. (Vallenato is the popular folk music here in Colombia and it is the constant soundtrack to Valdivia). Located some four hours north of Medellin, local friends of The Arepa said we [...]

Any visit to Cartagena should include a stroll through the city’s colorful historic center, but the quantity of restaurants, bars and cafes can be a little overwhelming. Here are some of our favorite spots within Cartagena’s colonial walls.