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Workshop: From the Apothecary to Kola Román
DateFriday, 3 July 2026
Time15:00 — 17:00
VenueCentro Cultural Banco de la República · Biblioteca Bartolomé Calvo, Sala General · Centro Histórico
PriceFree
Workshop with historian Carlos Zabaleta (Universidad de Cartagena). The story of how Cartagena's colonial pharmacies — where doctors mixed medicines from plants, animals and minerals — gave rise to Kola Román, one of Colombia's first carbonated drinks and still the most beloved soft drink in the Colombian Caribbean. Free, registration required at banrepcultural.org.
Source: banrepcultural.org, Banco de la República Cultural Center in Cartagena