Chinatown is the center of the Chinese community in Chicago. While gentrification has watered down many of the ethnic neighborhoods in the city, Chinatown still goes strong and continues to grow.
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Buga, one of Colombia’s prestigious Heritage Towns (Pueblos Patrimonio), is not typically on the tourist radar. This small Colombian city of nearly 100,000 attracts over three million Catholic pilgrims a year to the Basilica of the Lord of Miracles (Basílica del Señor de los Milagros), but there are other points of interest to visit besides its beautiful churches.
Cali has Colombia’s first cinematography museum, Caliwood, which was founded in 2008. This museum is packed with a collection of projectors, cameras, movie posters, memorabilia and more. Some of the equipment dates back to the very first days of cinema.
In Colombia’s Coffee Region, people get around by bus, motorcycle, and private vehicles, but one mode of transportation sticks out above the rest – the Jeep Willys. It’s not just a loud vehicle rumbling down the road, it’s an important Colombian cultural icon.
Tourists from most countries are typically given a 90 day tourist visa upon entering Colombia. There is a maximum stay of 180 days in the country per calendar year for those wishing to extend that original tourist visa. Tourists also cannot stay more than 180 consecutive days in the country even if the years overlap.
Usually involving a big gathering of friends and family, sancocho is one of the most popular Colombian dishes. It’s a stew with a mishmash of meat and vegetable ingredients, so much so that the people cooking it sometimes forget every single ingredient that went into making it.