{"id":145348,"date":"2023-07-20T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-colombia-has-a-lot-to-celebrate-on-this-independence-day\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T13:20:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T17:20:01","slug":"colombia-tiene-mucho-que-celebrar-este-dia-de-la-independencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/colombia-tiene-mucho-que-celebrar-este-dia-de-la-independencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia has a lot to celebrate on this Independence Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>From the yellow-blue-red flag lighting the most prominent skyscraper in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> to Colombia Day at the White House, various cities in the US will join the commemorations.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 20, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Today, marks <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia&#8217;s<\/span> independence, and while Americans celebrate their 4<sup>th<\/sup> of July with fireworks, Colombians acknowledge this date with cultural events hosted anywhere in the world; <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> being no exception.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg3a35left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg3a35left\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 254px;\" title=\"Bogot\u00e1, Eastern Colombian Andes. Photo: ProColombia.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2158552\/Bogota_photo_PROCOLOMBIA.jpg\" alt=\"Bogot\u00e1, Eastern Colombian Andes. Photo: ProColombia.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Given the longstanding partnership between our nations, spanning over two centuries, numerous cities across the US eagerly prepare to join in the celebrations. With <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington DC<\/span> at the forefront, the epicenter of festivities will be the Colombia Day at the White House, an extraordinary occasion to commemorate our strong bilateral relationship and proudly exhibit our exceptional products, including flowers and coffee. This event will shed light on the vibrant Colombian-American community and their invaluable contributions. &#8220;Today, we honor our country&#8217;s diversity and our thriving people. Let us continue to build bridges between our cultures and show the world the richness of our nation&#8221;, said Luis\u00a0Gilberto Murillo, Ambassador of <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span> to the US.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>, Consul General\u00a0Andr\u00e9s Mej\u00eda, along with Colombian actress <span class=\"xn-person\">Natalia Reyes<\/span> <b>will light up the Empire State Building<\/b> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">8:00 P.M. EST<\/span>. Plus, Colombian musician <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3924744-1&amp;h=3016580061&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timessquarenyc.org%2Fwhats-happening%2Ftsq-live-carnegie-hall-presents-gregorio-uribe&amp;a=Gregorio+Uribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Gregorio Uribe<\/span><\/a> will be presented by Carnegie Hall in Times Square on <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 21<\/span><sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span> will also host a special event this Independence Weekend:\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3924744-1&amp;h=3802596481&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fmiami.expoartesano.com.co%2F&amp;a=Expoartesano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Expoartesano<\/a><\/b>, a showcase of traditional craftsmanship and a journey through the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3924744-1&amp;h=1774304664&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcolombiaartesanal.com.co%2F%3Flang%3Den&amp;a=artisans+routes+of+Colombia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">artisans routes of <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span><\/a>,<\/b> where these unique pieces come from.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, &#8220;Today,\u00a0ProColombia launches a <b><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3924744-1&amp;h=2607771196&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fprocolombia.co%2Fpublicaciones%2Fsabores-de-origen-colombiano&amp;a=catalog+of+Colombian+longing+food+products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">catalog of Colombian longing food products<\/a><\/b> during an event hosted by the Consulate of <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, plus an online campaign in other cities like <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Orlando<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington DC<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">New Jersey<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Boston<\/span>,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Carmen Caballero<\/span>, president of ProColombia, \u2014the promotion agency of the country part of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism\u2014. &#8220;With these catalogs, Colombians will find at each city those snacks and ethnic products that, after only one bite, will bring them back home&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t miss the cherry on top: The US Tour Operators Association just launched their <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3924744-1&amp;h=3549284663&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fustoa.com%2Fmusic&amp;a=USTOA+On+Tour+Live+campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">USTOA On Tour Live campaign<\/a>, in which only five countries, including <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span>, are featured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is no doubt: <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span> is trending! These news proof that our country&#8217;s beauty is being acknowledged worldwide&#8221;, Caballero concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3924744-1&amp;h=1849118839&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2158552%2FBogota_photo_PROCOLOMBIA.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2158552%2FBogota_photo_PROCOLOMBIA.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2158552\/Bogota_photo_PROCOLOMBIA.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  ProColombia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>From the yellow-blue-red flag lighting the most prominent skyscraper in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> to Colombia Day at the White House, various cities in the US will join the commemorations.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 20, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Today, marks <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia&#8217;s<\/span> independence, and while Americans celebrate their 4<sup>th<\/sup> of July with fireworks, Colombians acknowledge this date with cultural events hosted anywhere in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":145349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viajes-y-turismo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145348"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145350,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145348\/revisions\/145350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}