Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Barranquilla Carnival, an annual cultural spectacle, is poised to unveil its vibrant pageantry from January 20th to February ...

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA — As soon as you walk out of the air-conditioned Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport in Barranquilla, the city’s sweltering heat provides an especially warm welcome. Locals ...

João Bezerra and Eduardo Pape celebrate the first goal of the U-17 National Team in the friendly against Colombia, in ...

Marriott Hotels has announced the opening of Barranquilla Marriott Hotel in the vibrant Colombian city of Barranquilla, which is known as the “Golden Gate of Colombia,” surrounded by tropical ...

A 21-foot tall bronze statue of Shakira was unveiled in her home city of Barranquilla, Colombia, this week. The multi-Grammy Award winner was honored with a statue resembling her signature pose from ...

"It makes me happy to share this with my parents," the singer shared in the Tuesday Instagram post Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

Shakira's hometown of Barranquilla in Columbia honors the Grammy Award-winning singer with a massive bronze statue. AFP via Getty Images Grammy-winning Colombian singer Shakira, one of the world’s top ...

Barranquilla is paying tribute to one of its most famous residents, truthful hips and all. On Tuesday, the Colombian city unveiled a massive 21-foot-tall bronze statue of Shakira, who was born and ...

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Barranquilla, the capital of the Atlántico department in northwest Colombia, is featured in this image taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Barranquilla, visible in grey at the top of the image ...

Shakira's legacy has been immortalized with a 21-foot statue in her hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia. The monument, which was unveiled Tuesday, depicts the multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy winner in ...