Bogotá has embarked with bike-sharing mobility and smart technology transportation as 3,300 mechanical and electric bikes become available for users.
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Nadín Ospina and the “Preponderance of the small”
Colombian artist Nadín Ospina returns to Bogotá’s gallery circuit with an exhibition that questions conservation and nature preservation through bird song and a series of miniature sculptures.
Totó La Momposina ends legendary musical career
Colombia’s legendary Totó la Momposina is retiring from the stage at age 82 with a final concert in Bogotá. The voice of cumbia was awarded the Latin Grammy Lifetime achievement award in 2013.
Petro calls for UN to end “war against planet”
During his first address to the United Nations, Colombia’s Gustavo Petro called for an end to all wars, and war against the planet.
Is Colombia on the brink of an energy crisis?
Heated debates in Congress over Colombia’s energy future and government intervention in the oil and gas sector has raised the spectre of a looming crisis.
Colombia’s Petro wants energy sector to fund social spending
By imposing new taxes on the mining and energy sectors, as well as a gasoline surcharge, President Petro’s energy agenda could drive up inflation.
Guaviare’s post-conflict frontier open to tourism
The reputation of the Guaviare department has been slighted by the coca harvest, but with the post-conflict, eco tourism has taking root.
Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia’s first leftist President
In a ceremony attended by heads of state from across South America, and in the presence of Liberator Simón Bolívar’s sword, Gustavo Petro was sworn in as Colombia’s 42 President.
Bolívar’s sword to be shown at Petro inauguration
One of Simon Bolivar’s swords will be presented during Gustavo Petro’s Presidential inauguration on August 7, and symbol of the former M-19 guerrilla.
Culto Pacific redraws Bogotá’s culinary map from Chocó
A recently opened Bogotá restaurant at the heart of the city’s La Candelaria – Culto Pacific – draws its culinary inspiration from Colombia’s Pacific litoral and its food diversity.
Colombia’s National Police face killing spree by Gulf Clan
An unprecedented spate in killings of members of Colombia’s National Police has placed security forces on high alert.
Colombia in containment phase with monkeypox outbreak
The announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, comes as Colombia has registered 11 cases of a virus that was first identified in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the decades that followed human cases of monkeypox were reported in […]
Colombia celebrates 212 years of Independence.
With started with a flower vase dispute and cancelled dinner party on July 20, 1810, Colombia’s independence campaign has had its share of cinematic moments.
Colombia’s largest airlines ready to resume Venezuela flights
Colombia’s flagship Avianca and LATAM have asked Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics to authorize daily flights between Bogotá and Caracas.
Medellín ranks third in World’s Best Cities to visit by Time Out
Edinburgh topped Time Out’s 2022 ranking, followed by Chicago, newcomer Medellín, Glasgow and Amsterdam. Medellin beat other large cities across Latin America.
Colombia’s peso pushes past $4,600 to USD
The Colombian peso is breaking historic highs to the US dollar and rapid devaluation that may signal a flight of capital with the recent election of Gustavo Petro.