Bringing the World to You! Colombia: Home
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Dreaming of Colombia? We've compiled our favorite library resources and web links for a virtual travel experience. ¡Feliz viaje!
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Movies Set in Colombia
- Bad Lucky Goat
After accidentally killing a bearded goat with their father's truck, two incompatible siblings in their teenage years, embark on a journey of reconciliation. - The Colors of the Mountain
When a young boy's soccer ball is kicked into a minefield in a remote area of Colombia, he and his friends do everything they can to get it back. - Encanto
The Madrigals live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal, every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope. - Karen Cries on the Bus
Karen has left her slimy but successful husband Mario after ten years of marriage. She needs a fresh start to find out who she is and who she could be, despite her husband's proclamation that she can do absolutely nothing. She walks out into Bogotá with no job, no friends, and hardly any money, but catches a break when she meets a hairdresser named Patricia at a cheap flophouse. With her younger and seemingly stronger friend by her side, Karen takes her first steps towards independence and self-discovery.
Fiction Books Set in Colombia
The Anthill by Publication Date: 2020-05-12A literary ghost story told through the eyes of a young woman returning to her former homeland of Colombia to seek redemption for a past she can't entirely remember.
Delirium by Publication Date: 2007-04-03Looks back to the catastrophic reign of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar and funnels all the violence, greed, fear, and cynicism at loose in the land into the damaged psyche of a beautiful woman.
La Novia Oscura by ISBN: 9780060514310Publication Date: 2002-08-20Una divertida y conmovedora historia de amor.
The Secret History of Costaguana by Publication Date: 2011-06-09A tale inspired by Joseph Conrad's "Nostromo" follows the story of Colombian-born José Altamirano, who reveals his integral role in the classic's writing and who pens his own version of events against a backdrop of a flourishing twentieth-century London and lawless Panama.
Senora Honeycomb by Publication Date: 1996-01-01A bawdy, hilarious soap opera of unrequited love and the magical power of sexuality.
The Sound of Things Falling by Publication Date: 2014-06-03A young lawyer reflects on the mid-twentieth-century uprising between Pablo Escobar's drug cartel and government forces that trapped Pablo's community in a nightmarish existence and culminated in a friend's murder.
Stranger to the Moon by Publication Date: 2021-09-07Portrays a world that seems to exist outside time and place but taps into the dark myths and collective subconscious of his country, with its harrowing inequality and violence.
