Colombia

This historic Tolima enclave is attracting renewed attention after ranking second nationally in tourism competitiveness. Its colonial streets, iron bridges, riverfront cafés and distinctive gastronomy offer a journey into the country’s past. HONDA – There are Colombian towns that are beautiful to photograph, and others that tell a story about the […]

Colombia’s Foreign Minister Omar Bula has issued a public apology to members of the United States Democratic Party over a series of offensive comments he previously made on social media, in a diplomatic effort to distance the government of President Abelardo de la Espriella from his past political rhetoric. In a letter dated November 10

As motorcycles reshape urban mobility in Colombia’s capital, rising road fatalities, dangerous driving practices and mounting congestion are presenting Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán with an increasingly difficult challenge. BOGOTÁ – Driving through Bogotá is stressful enough, with roadworks, concerns over personal safety and rush-hour gridlock […]

Colombia’s Foreign Minister Omar Bula apologized for “inappropriate and disrespectful” comments he made in 2020, when he claimed that US Democrats “thrive in illegality.” In a letter to the Democratic Party, Bula offered his “sincere apologies for comments I made in past social posts concerning leaders of the Democratic Party.” The foreign […]

The seventh edition of the Noche de Museos takes place on Friday, November 13, bringing together 80 museums and cultural venues across more than 14 localities, with an evening programme of exhibitions, music, dance, immersive experiences and free activities. BOGOTÁ – The Colombian capital will turn into an expansive cultural stage on Friday, November 13,

Colombia’s far-right President Abelardo de la Espriella failed to live up to his promise to “recuperate” state-control of conflict regions through a “shockwave” of hardline security measures within 90 days in office. His first three months in office ended this week, and by almost every metric violence is rising. Non-state armed groups and […]

Human rights officials warned on Tuesday that the reconstruction of west Colombia, which was partially destroyed by an August 10 earthquake, fails to show progress. In a statement, the Ombudsman’s Office warned that “difficulties persist in providing assistance to and supporting the recovery of affected communities, particularly with regard to housing, […]

BOGOTÁ – The 2027 cultural calendar is set for an extraordinary year. The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo has unveiled next year’s season, a programme of 152 performances spanning opera, classical music, dance, theatre and contemporary artistic expression, reaffirming the institution’s position as one of Colombia’s leading cultural stages […]

Colombia’s military launched its seventh aerial bombing operation under President Abelardo de la Espriella on Monday, November 9, targeting a camp belonging to the FARC dissident Frente 33 in the rural municipality of Tibú, Norte de Santander. The operation comes just ten days after an airstrike against an ELN encampment in Venezuela’s Apure state, […]

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella ordered State forces to protect corporate media, claiming alerts over “possible terrorist attacks by the ELN” guerrilla group. De la Espriella said he issued “specific instructions to ensure that the full capacity of the State is directed toward protecting” private television networks RCN and Caracol, […]

The launch of the airline’s twice-weekly South American service offers more than a new connection for Colombians. Its strategic importance may lie in linking Venezuela’s vast energy resources with Gulf investment capital and opening a new gateway between Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. BOGOTÁ – After months of changes to its launch schedule,

The president of the JEP announced radical cuts in the war crimes tribunal’s spending, which was forced to cut $53 million (COP170 billion) from its annual budget by Colombia’s Congress. In a press statement, JEP president Danilo Rojas said that the court would abandon its 15,000m² main office in Bogota and move to a much The post Colombia’s war […]

As Popayán prepares to host the VIII ACOTUR Sustainable Tourism Summit, Cauca is seeking to turn its extraordinary agricultural biodiversity, cultural heritage and nature-based tourism potential into an engine for rural development, international investment and economic opportunity. POPAYÁN — For a department that has endured decades of armed conflict, […]

Colombia’s main labor unions and a collection of civil society organizations called a national strike “against the fascist government of Abelardo de la Espriella and his tax reform” bill. In a press statement, the organizations accused De la Espriella of, among other things, dismantling the “social, environmental, trade union, and labor rights […]

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