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Bicycle donation in Cundinamarca helps rural children get a leg up in education
The C.C Andino is helping rural children across Cundinamarca and Boyacá get to their schools with bicycle donations, and award-winning social responsibility initiative.
Kendall Messick and his fleeting glances on Bogotá streets
Photographer Kendall Messick is presenting “Visión Ciega” (Blind Vision) at gallery Casa Grau and series inspired by the fleeting glances on Bogotá streets.
Pianist Wiley Skaret performs benefit concert with Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra
Having performed in prestigious concert halls in the U.S., at age 17 Wiley Skaret makes his Bogotá debut with the Philharmonic Orchestra and benefit concert for his personal charity.
Bogotá’s Buenavista reborn with colorful macro mural
Residents in a vulnerable Bogota? neighborhood have added buckets of color to their lives and created a splashy macro mural.
Birding in Bogotá: Tips to tick-off that list
Bogota? offers birdwatchers great spots near historic La Candelaria and marshlands of the savannah.
Lights, camera, Gallego: The feminine force in Colombian cinema
In her directorial debut with Birds of Passage, Cristina Gallego chronicles the birth of the marijuana trade in La Guajira and the role of women among the Wayúu.
Río Bogotá gets a new lease on life with massive clean-up effort by CAR
A massive clean up of the Río Bogotá is underway to make this river navigable by 2025, and at the heart of urban expansion.
Amazon to launch in Colombia with customer service center in Bogotá
The online retail giant, Amazon, has announced the launch of a customer service center in Bogotá, scheduled for October.
Colombia’s glaciers face extinction within 30-years, claims IDEAM
Colombia’s six last remaining glaciers will evaporate into thin air within the next 30-years, claims the country’s meteorological institute.
Bogotá celebrates 480 years with its Festival de Verano
The 22nd edition of Bogotá’s Festival de Verano (Summer Festival) is underway with 150 free events and coinciding with the city’s 480th anniversary.
Ciudad Reptilia: Finding those crocs in Melgar, Tolima
The resort town of Melgar has a population of 400 sharp-toothed reptiles for visitors to appreciate, a conservation initiative that relies on donations from tourists.
The City Paper’s Olga Helena Fernández wins bronze at UANA Championships
Colombia’s synchronized swimmers at the UANA Pan American Championships have clinched medals. Among the champs, The City Paper’s Olga Helena Fernández.
Masterclass on how to find an emerald in Bogotá
Many tourists fall victim to scam artists trying to sell fake emeralds on the streets of Bogota?. Here, a masterclass on how to find a beautiful stone.
Esto tiene arreglo? Gold Museum presents beauty in the broken
Many artifacts have more anthropological value once they are broken, and the focus of the
Gold Museum’s latest exhibition.
Monguí in Boyacá certified as a “sustainable” tourist destination
The colonial town of Monguí in central Boyacá has been certified as a sustainable tourist destination.