According to a note on the menu of Mapalé Colombian Grille, the folk dance for which the restaurant is named, which was originally brought to the north coastal city of Cartagena;a by African slaves ...

Along the humid Caribbean coast of Colombia in South America, the story goes, a fish taught the people to dance. When fishermen caught the mapalé long ago, the fish wriggled so vigorously that its ...

With a career spanning nearly three decades, Shakira is the undisputed queen of Latin music. Not only is she a skilled singer and dancer, but the Colombian beauty speaks five languages, is an activist ...