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Petro and Trump: What next in U.S.–Colombia relations?

February 9, 2026

Tropical storms batter Colombia’s Caribbean coast, flooding tens of thousands of homes

February 4, 2026

Colombia rules out external factors in SATENA crash as probe opens

January 30, 2026

Bogotá’s No Car and Motorcycle Day Returns on 5 February

January 29, 2026

News

Petro and Trump: What next in U.S.–Colombia relations?

By Richard Emblin - February 9, 2026

Opinion

All That Glitters Isn’t Trump Nor Petro

By Richard Emblin - February 5, 2026

A diesel tanker washed ashore in Santa Marta during the tropical storms. Photo: Peter Emblin

News

Tropical storms batter Colombia’s Caribbean coast, flooding tens of thousands of homes

By Richard Emblin - February 4, 2026

Local farmers were first to arrive at the crash site of the Satena flight on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: X

News

Colombia rules out external factors in SATENA crash as probe opens

By The City Paper Staff - January 30, 2026

A pre-Columbian flute is one of many artifacts in the exhibition Colombia: En un aliento. Photo courtesy: Banco de la República.

Culture

Colombia in a Breath: Wind Instruments That Tell the Story of a Nation

By Richard Emblin - January 29, 2026

LATEST

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Culture

A pre-Columbian flute is one of many artifacts in the exhibition Colombia: En un aliento. Photo courtesy: Banco de la República.

Colombia in a Breath: Wind Instruments That Tell the Story of a Nation

January 29, 2026

Beatriz González, one of Latin America’s most influential contemporary artists, died Jan. 9 at her home in Bogotá at 93. Photo: Hernán Díaz/Colección de Arte. Banco de la República.

Beatriz González: The Artist of Colombia’s Political Memory (1932-2026)

January 15, 2026

Stain on Hay: Should María Corina Machado Refuse the Literary Festival?

December 17, 2025

A Spanish Royalist flag of the Extremadura Batallion recovered by Republican troops. Photo: Richard Emblin

Colombia’s National Museum Marks 200 Years with “Inspire, Move, Convoke”

December 12, 2025

Paradisum by Recirquel explores the myth of rebirth following the silence of a destroyed world. Photo: Bálint Hirling/Teatro Mayor

Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor Presents 2026 Season, Germany Guest Nation

November 26, 2025

Agenda

Jon Secada at Teatro Astor Plaza

Feb 14, 2026 - 14, 2026

Teatro Astor Plaza

Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman

Feb 19, 2026 - 22, 2026

Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo

Bogota

Five of the Metro de Bogotá trains are currently in the Colombian capital. Photo: Alcaldía de Bogotá

Bogotá declares Metro Line 2 tender void after no bids received

January 21, 2026

Álvaro Clavijo Wins 2025 Best Restaurant in Latin America with El Chato

December 5, 2025

Bogotá Opens First International Violin Competition With Latin American Celebration

October 30, 2025

City of Whispering Walls: Inside Bogotá’s Most Haunted Homes

October 29, 2025

Medellin

Colombia Rescues 17 Minors From Ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor Sect

November 23, 2025

Medellín’s Gutiérrez clamps down on transnational mafias, bolsters U.S. ties

October 1, 2025

Travel

Boyacá: Hiking Through History, High Summits and Andean Flavors

By The City Paper Staff - January 1, 2026

Opinion

Petro and Trump: What next in U.S.–Colombia relations?

February 9, 2026

All That Glitters Isn’t Trump Nor Petro

February 5, 2026

En español

La Alta Guajira: un desierto hermosamente hostil

December 13, 2024

RUGE Independiente: Picnic Literario en el corazón de Bogotá

December 2, 2024

Living

Monserrate with Christmas lights

Christmas in Colombia: Nine Nights of Novenas, a Thousand Lights

December 16, 2025

Dining

Álvaro Clavijo Wins 2025 Best Restaurant in Latin America with El Chato

December 5, 2025

Big Picture

A Landscape of Loss: Forty Years After Armero

By Richard Emblin - November 11, 2025

Business

Federal Jury Awards Drummond $256 Million in Colombia Defamation Case

January 19, 2026

An Avianca A320 on final approach to LAX, Los Angeles International Airport. Photo: Andrew Compolo/Airliners.Net

Avianca Grounds Most of Its A320 Fleet After Airbus Issues Safety Alert

November 28, 2025

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Community

Memory, Territory, and Identity: The Art of Juliana Ríos

March 30, 2025

Bogotá rings in the Year of the Snake with Chinese New Year Celebration

January 17, 2025

Art aficionados and VIPs celebrate 20 Years of Bogotá’s ARTBO

September 28, 2024

Global

U.S President Donald Trump and his AI image of Canada, Venezuela and Greenland with the U.S flag. Photo: Truth Social

Trump shows AI map with Canada, Greenland and Venezuela under U.S flag.

January 20, 2026

Colombia’s Petro Calls Chile’s President-Elect José Kast a “Nazi”

December 15, 2025