{
  "id": 13704099,
  "title": "Placeres: Colombia’s Magazine Celebrating Gastronomy, Travel, and the Joy of Living",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/placeres-colombias-magazine-celebrating-gastronomy-travel-and-the-joy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T11:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/11/placeres-colombia-magazine/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Colombia's Placeres magazine, spearheaded by Spanish businessman Jaime de Polanco, has launched its second issue in Bogotá and plans to transition to quarterly publishing in January. The publication embraces a contemporary lifestyle perspective that merges gastronomy, travel, culture, and the experiences that transform daily enjoyment into a method of discovering the world. The launch ceremony was held at La Cometa art gallery, where guests from various backgrounds convened to explore the new edition.\n\nPlaceres' editorial philosophy centers around the concept of \"the language of good taste,\" which Polanco champions as a pleasure that transcends luxury or material accumulation. Instead, it emphasizes curiosity, knowledge, sensitivity, and the ability to appreciate details. The magazine seeks to explain why certain individuals, places, products, and experiences merit readers' attention.\n\nGastronomy takes center stage in Placeres, but it is interconnected with travel, hospitality, wine, art, literature, music, and design. The goal is to link these worlds through their narratives, the people involved, and the craftsmanship that breathes life into them. Polanco highlighted the belief that \"good taste is not inherited. It is cultivated, questioned, and shared around the finest of tables.\"\n\nThe magazine dedicates itself to high-quality print production to highlight its curated content. Gastronomy, travel, and life's pleasures constitute the core editorial pillars of Placeres. With coverage spanning Colombia, Latin America, and Spain, the magazine uses gastronomy to narrate the stories of locales, their customs, and their evolutions while examining the work of chefs, producers, and restaurants that reinvigorate culinary culture. Wine and beverages are also integral to this journey, not merely as products to investigate but as conduits to the landscapes, techniques, and people that shape them. The dining table thus functions as a gathering spot for cultures, generations, and various approaches to hospitality.\n\nDuring the launch event, Polanco elaborated on the \"different pleasures\" life has to offer. The magazine's scope encompasses travel, discovering character-filled hotels, engaging with art, relishing music, exploring design, and embracing experiences that, while not extraordinary, acquire value through the manner in which they are lived. For international readers, this amalgamation presents a means to explore Colombia beyond its widely recognized tourist spots. Colombia's regional cuisines, local products, cultural offerings, and increasingly diverse experiences are featured alongside references to other Latin American countries and Spain, fostering an editorial dialogue that draws upon the historical and cultural bonds between the two sides of the Atlantic.",
  "summary": "Colombian magazine Placeres unveiled its second issue this week in Bogotá and is preparing to enter a new editorial phase in January, when it will begin publishing quarterly. The project, spearheaded by Spanish businessman Jaime de Polanco, offers a contemporary lifestyle perspective that brings together gastronomy, travel, culture, and the experiences that turn everyday enjoyment […]",
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    "Placeres magazine celebrates gastronomy, travel, and joy of living",
    "Launched second issue in Bogotá, plans quarterly publishing",
    "Emphasizes \"language of good taste\" over luxury and materialism"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}