Text by Federico Rios. Photos by Federico Rios and Septima Photos.
Colombia’s La Guajira desert is not an easy place to reach, sitting out on arugged peninsular horizon in the northernmost part of the country. It looks out into the blue Caribbean Sea where dozens of tugboats move coal from Cerrejón, the nation’s largest coal mine, [...]

The third edition of the Festival Centro will be held at the Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation in Bogota from Wednesday 18 to Sunday, January 22, 2012.  Like they’ve done for the past two year, the festival will showcase the diversity of music from Colombia, Latin America, and from around the world.
With international guests like Anita Tijoux, [...]

The contemporary art world has its share of wire-rimmed sourpuss critics; in this article Vivana Palacio shares a peek into the world of Colombian artist Esteban Garcia who invites the critics to let their hair down and have some fun.
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Text: Camila Álvarez.   Photos Courtesy of De Juepuchas

An increasing number of Colombian musical artists are mining the country’s rich and somewhat undiscovered cultural depths; Jack correspondent Camila Álvarez recently sat down with De Juepuchas, one of the best examples of this movement.
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Coming to Medellin Saturday December 17th. LImited tickets so call to reserve yours (4447179) or check out the Facebook invite page for more info.
Nicolas Jaar has had a big year in 2011. Following a string of provocative debut singles for the likes of Wolf + Lamb that opened the door to his illustrious sound, his cerebral [...]

Jack Radio Colombia – Episode 93 by Jack Radio on Mixcloud
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Jack Radio – The best new music from Colombia and around the world. This week with music and interview with Mojarra Electrica. Broadcast from the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia, this is Jack Radio where we play a mix of music from from around the [...]

Jack Radio Colombia – Episode 92 by Jack Radio on Mixcloud
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This week with music and interview with Makina del Karibe as well as an interview with delgates from the 12th Latin American and Caribbean Feminist Conference (Leilani Montes and Ana Ruth Castillo). Broadcast from the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia, this is Jack Radio [...]

What’s Medellin without a little glamour? Last night, Thursday December 1st, the Jack Mag team attended the Adidas All Originals launch party. The event took place at Attic, a So-Ho style lounge in the recently opened Rio Sur complex. And who doesn’t love launch parties? They bring out a mix of TV personalities and fashion [...]

Next weekend, December 8-9, a party train is coming through Colombia with DJ Steve Aoki making stops in Bogota and Medellin. Aoki is hailed as one of the best DJs today and is the founder of Dim Mak Records.

MEDELLIN – Thursday, December 8th @ Forum
The party starts in Medellin with special guests visiting from Bogota, Makintouch as [...]

Carma Cobra just launched a mural reinterpretation of an old urban legend in Cali Colombia. Captured in the video below it is about an alligator that inhabited a local pond and had a propensity for eating the ducks and pets of the people who lived nearby.

Carma Cobra is made up of three Colombian illustrators with [...]