On July 20, Colombians celebrate their country’s independence day. This vibrant Latin American nation became independent in 1811 after being colonized by Spain in the 1500s. The wars for independence ...

Music, dance and food were the focus Sunday in downtown Reading as hundreds gathered to observe Colombian Independence Day. The five-hour festival in the Sixth and Penn streets courtyard was more than ...

PAWTUCKET — As the sun began to descend Saturday afternoon and the extreme heat abated, La Provincia Vallenata took the stage at the Colombian Independence Day Festival and Leonardo Mendoza rocked out ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The weekend of July 20 was supposed to be filled with color, music, and dance on Kansas Avenue in KCK. That's where the Colombian Cultural Association was planning to celebrate the ...

The Rocky Mountains will feel more like the Andes this weekend as Colorado’s Colombian community prepares to cook up its best arepas, coffee and cumbia dance moves for the seventh annual Colombian ...

The Colombian Independence Day Parade, which celebrates Colombians’ declaration of independence from Spanish rule more than 200 years ago, returns to Jackson Heights this weekend. First held in the ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (WGN) – Hundreds of people are in Humboldt Park to celebrate Colombian Independence Day at the 11th annual El Gran ...

Independence day in Colombia means military parades and flags hanging outside of homes and, um, that’s about it. The celebrations are surprisingly tame, especially when you consider Colombians usually ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A Saturday event billed as “the most epic Colombian Independence Party” is inviting the community to celebrate the South American country’s rich heritage. The free party will span ...