Colombia commemorates the first anniversary of Fernando Botero's death with month-long tributes at the Botero Museum, Museum of Antioquia, National Museum, Bancolombia Art Room
Colombia was named the deadliest country for environmental defenders with 79 killed in 2023 according to a report by the UK conservation watchdog Global Witness.
Colombian biologist and environmentalist Fernando Trujillo has been named the National Geographic Society's 2024 Explorer of the Year. Trujillo's Omacha Foundation works in the Colombian Amazonia to protect the pink river dolphin.
Bogotá Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán may tighten water rationing as reservoir levels drop below 50%. The anticipated rainfall in August failed to materialize, despite forecasts from the national meteorological agency, Ideam, predicting La Niña would boost water levels.
In Sardinata, Norte de Santander, local farmers have found archaeological artifacts of the Chitarero indigenous peoples, an extinct group that played a pivotal role in the early resistance against Spanish conquest.
Galería Sextante in Bogotá recently inaugurated the exhibition SELVA ADENTRO by artist Arturo Denárvaez. The event was attended by close friends and family of the artist.